Steven Soderbergh’s unique-sounding horror Presence releases in the UK next week, and we have a new trailer to stoke our anticipation.
A new Steven Soderbergh film is always a treat, and we’ve lucky enough to have had plenty of them in the last few years. One of the things that make Soderbergh’s films a joy to watch are his unique takes on genre tropes – and Presence, his forthcoming horror, looks to make good on that approach. As the trailer showcases, the film is shot entirely from the perspective of the spectre that haunts the residents of a suburban house.
Releasing in the UK on the 24th January, the story is framed from the perspective of ‘a supernatural entity that stalks an ordinary suburban family.’ The film was first screened at Sundance early this year, before being picked picked up for distribution by Neon. The boutique distributor has proved itself to be an incredible tastemaker over the last couple of years with last year alone bringing us both Longlegs and Anora.
With David Koepp once again collaborating on screenwriting duties, everything looks to be in place here for an entertaining time at the cinema, including the cast that Soderbegh has assembled which includes Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday and West Mulholland. The synopsis reads as follows:
A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone, but rather surrounded by a mysterious entity. It’s there before the family even moves in. It witnesses the family’s most intimate and uncomfortable moments. It navigates the family’s new house at supernatural speed. It pays unusual attention to Chloe (Callina Liang), the teenage girl who’s neither her mother’s nor her brother’s favorite. It wants — no, it needs — something. And as time goes on, the presence pieces together how it might accomplish its goal.
Here’s the trailer below:
