A24’s trippy teaser trailer for Men gives away absolutely nothing other than the fact Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley (Lost Daughter) is front and center in the story. There are only a couple lines of dialogue in the teaser, however, one – “What the F*ck?” – perfectly captures the reaction while watching this first glimpse at writer/director Alex Garland‘s latest film.
In addition to Jessie Buckley, the cast includes Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful: City of Angels) and Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You).
Alex Garland’s filmography includes 2018’s Annihilation starring Natalie Portman and Ex Machina with Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, and Domhnall Gleeson. Garland earned a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination for Ex Machina in 2014. He recently turned his attention to television, creating the FX on Hulu sci-fi limited series Devs starring Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, and Alison Pill.
A24 has set a May 20, 2022 theatrical release date.
The Men Plot, Courtesy of A24:
“In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears in visionary filmmaker Alex Garland’s feverish, shape-shifting new horror film.”
