Paul Hyett, who directed both The Seasoning House and Howl, is taking on the sci-fi genre with Peripheral, a new title that was for sale at the Cannes market. Now, thanks to regular tipster Fabien M., we have a sales trailer that mixes modern technology with retro and looks to collect in on our love for nostalgia.
“Bobbi Johnson is a young literary sensation facing her difficult second novel. Already dealing with a crazed stalker and her junkie ex-boyfriend, Bobbi is convinced by her publisher to use new smart editing software and finds herself going head-to-head with an artificial intelligence determined to write her book for her. As the machine manipulates her work to suit its own nefarious ends, Bobbi begins to realize that she is being controlled in ways far more sinister than she suspected. She may, in fact, be a pawn in a conspiracy of social mind control. Too far down the rabbit hole to turn back, Bobbi must keep writing, fighting her own addictions and hallucinations as she rushes to beat her deadline without selling her soul in the process and becoming a cog in a monstrous machine.”
The film stars Hannah Arterton and reteams him with The Seasoning House‘s Rosie Day (pictured).
