Directed by Susanne Bier and penned by Eric Heisserer (Final Destination 5, Lights Out, Arrival), Bird Box (read Brad’s review) opens in theaters and on Netflix December 21st, and Netflix wants you to preview the film a day early by watching the first five minutes.
The opening scene takes place several years deep into the post-apocalypse, and then jumps back five years earlier to show us how it all began. Preview the film below.
Sandra Bullock stars in this post-apocalyptic thriller in which unknown, unseen entities take the form of their victims’ worst fears and send them into suicidal rages…
“When a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, only one thing is certain: if you see it, you take your life. Facing the unknown, Malorie finds love, hope and a new beginning only for it to unravel. Now she must flee with her two children down a treacherous river to the one place left that may offer sanctuary. But to survive, they’ll have to undertake the perilous two-day journey blindfolded.”
Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, Colson Baker, and BD Wong star with Sarah Paulson, and John Malkovich.