Horror followers first discovered about Whistle all the way in which again in 2023, however now we lastly have some footage to hook up with the upcoming horror thriller. IFC and Shudder have lastly unveiled the primary trailer for the characteristic, directed by Corin Hardy (The Nun) and starring Logan and Marvel Cinematic Universe actor Dafne Eager, and the result’s past eerie. Whistle refers to an Aztec artifact, and the haunting trailer, which you’ll see beneath, teases: “Should you hear the whistle’s scream, dying isn’t a selection…”
Whistle is led by Eager, a former baby actor who made her breakthrough function as Laura (X-23) within the critically acclaimed MCU movie Logan. She reprised this fan-favorite function in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Her credit additionally embody the acclaimed BBC/HBO sequence His Darkish Supplies, the comedy-drama Ana, and a spot within the Star Wars universe as Jecki Lon in The Acolyte. Eager is joined in Whistle by a gifted solid together with Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang, Jhaleil Swaby, Ali Skovbye, Percy Hynes White, Michelle Fairley, and Nick Frost.
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Hardy, in the meantime, made his characteristic movie debut with 2015’s The Hallow, a horror movie he additionally co-wrote. The characteristic facilities on a conservationist and his household, who’re terrorized by historical Irish folklore creatures in a distant Irish forest. It was well-received by critics, however grossed simply over $2 million globally. Hardy’s subsequent enterprise, The Nun, a spin-off set in The Conjuring Universe, noticed a radical shift from his characteristic debut. The Nun was largely panned by critics, holding an unimpressive 24% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, nevertheless it was a field workplace success, grossing $366 million worldwide towards a $22 million finances. That made it the highest-grossing movie in The Conjuring universe on the time. Hardy has additionally directed episodes for the acclaimed sequence Gangs of London. You’ll be able to try the trailer for Whistle beneath…
‘Whistle’ Guarantees to Ship a Haunting New Mythology
In an earlier interview, Hardy shared his pleasure for the undertaking, which he believes has a “easy, speedy, and has a contemporary, haunting mythology.” He stated:
“The premise of Whistle is straightforward, speedy, and has a contemporary, haunting mythology. A cursed object that summons your future demise to return and discover you. The screenplay has echoes of a few of my favourite traditional horrors like ‘The Ring,’ ‘A Nightmare On Elm Road’ or ‘It Follows,’ with parts of seminal highschool motion pictures ‘The Breakfast Membership’ and ‘Donnie Darko.’ I am thrilled to be working with this sensible younger solid to convey this ingenious, terrifying and cinematic new horror to demise… I imply life.”
Whistle relies on a brief story by Owen Egerton, who additionally penned the screenplay. It’s produced by Whitney Brown, David Gross, and Macdara Kelleher. Whistle is ready to land in theaters in 2026, though an actual launch date has not been confirmed. Whistle‘s official synopsis reads:
“A misfit group of unwitting highschool college students come upon a cursed object, an historical Aztec Loss of life Whistle. They uncover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down. Because the physique rely rises, the chums examine the origins of the lethal artifact in a determined effort to cease the horrifying chain of occasions that they’ve set in movement.”