Hereditary director Ari Aster is back this sommar with his next foray into horror, Midsommar, which he has recently described as a “post-apocalyptic breakup movie” and a “Scandinavian folk horror film.”
A24 shares this brand new trailer that opens up the doors to the cult, which celebrates Midsommar every 90 years. The footage looks like a brash remix of Eli Roth’s Hostel and Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man in which a troubled relationship is tested when the duo’s friend delivers them to the Midsommar cult. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
One thing that immediately stands out is Florence Pugh‘s performance, which already looks primed to stand against that of Toni Collette in Hereditary. It’s becoming increasingly clear that Aster gets the best out of his actors.
The biggest danger comes in shooting horror in the daylight, which is boasted in the synopsis: “Midsommar is a dread-soaked cinematic fairytale where a world of darkness unfolds in broad daylight.” I’ll bow to Aster if he can deliver terrifying horror under the sun.
Jack Reynor stars as Pugh’s boyfriend with Will Poulter, Vilhem Blomgren, William Jackson Harper, Ellora Torchia and Archie Madekwe also appearing.
The festivities begin on July 3.
