Movies
‘Holy Spider’ Trailer on the Hunt for an Iranian Serial Killer [Video]
!['Holy Spider' Trailer on the Hunt for an Iranian Serial Killer [Video]](https://bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Holy-Spider-2-Cannes-Film-Festiv.jpeg)
A female journalist in Iran goes on the hunt for a serial killer in the first trailer for Ali Abbasi’s Cannes competition entry Holy Spider, shared this morning by THR.
“Based on a true story, the film focuses on Rahimi (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), a reporter from Tehran who travels to the Iranian holy city of Mashhad, descending into its dark underbelly to investigate a killer who believes he is doing the work of God, cleansing the streets of sinners by murdering sex workers.
“As the body count mounts and Rahimi draws closer to exposing his crimes, the opportunity for justice grows harder to attain as the so-called ‘Spider Killer’ is actually embraced by many as a hero.”
Holy Spider is based on the true story of notorious Iranian serial killer Saeed Hanaei, who killed 16 women between 2000 and 2001, adds the site. The film also stars Mehdi Bajestani and is described as “a gripping crime thriller and a daring indictment of a society in which rough justice is routinely a fact of life.”
Iranian-Danish writer/director Abbasi co-wrote the script with Afshin Kamran Bahrami. Wild Bunch is handling sales of the film as Holy Spider has its world premiere in Cannes on May 22.
Just two months after his daughter Ishana Night Shyamalan debuts on the big screen with horror movie The Watchers, M. Night Shyamalan is back with his new thriller Trap.
M. Night Shyamalan’s new thriller for Warner Bros. – the sixteenth movie in his Oscar-nominated career thus far – is headed to movie theaters nationwide on August 9, 2024.
Watch the official trailer below to begin a twisted new mystery-box experience, which features performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan as fictional pop star Lady Raven.
In the upcoming thriller starring Josh Hartnett, “A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”
As the official trailer for Trap reveals, the pop concert is actually an elaborate trap designed to catch The Butcher, a sadistic serial killer who has been evading authorities.
Hartnett had recently described the mysterious film as “very bizarre” and “very dark.”
According to IMDb, the cast for Trap also includes Hayley Mills, Marnie McPhail, Vanessa Smythe, Saleka Shyamalan, Scott Ian MacDougall, Kristi Woods, and Cali Lorella.
Trap is the first film Shyamalan has made under his new deal with Warner Bros., which has been described as a “multi-year first-look directing and producing agreement.”
The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan.
The executive producer is Steven Schneider.
4 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including ‘Late Night with the Devil’ at Home
‘Ready or Not’: Radio Silence Filmmakers Tease the “Absolute Banger” of a Sequel That’s Taking Shape
“We Built Every Creature” – ‘Alien: Romulus’ Goes Heavy on the Old School Practical Effects!
‘Sting’ Review – Throwback Creature Feature Entertains With an Impressive Practical Monster
‘Abigail’ Review – Radio Silence Delivers Another Gory Good Time at the Movies
