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Stunning First Shot of Maika Monroe and Ed Skrein in A.I. Horror ‘TAU’, Produced by David S. Goyer

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For the tech community, the development of A.I. seems to be the ultimate ambition and noble pursuit. For filmmakers, on the other hand, A.I. presents an irresistible opportunity for high-concept horror. Because what’s scarier than losing control of your own creation? Your creation coming after you, that’s what!

Enter Federico D’Alessandro‘s TAU, a new horror film produced by David S. Goyer (Blade, The Dark Knight) and starring Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest) and Ed Skrein (Alita: Battle Angel, Deadpool).

In TAU, Monroe plays Julia, a “street smart” girl who becomes captive inside a “Smart” house developed by the enigmatic Alex (Skrein) that is run by an advanced artificial intelligence called, you guessed it, “TAU”.

As you can see from the first image we’re premiering below, every wall of the house is lined with screens that can visually transform the environment at a moment’s notice. While we’re not sure how this plays into the film’s overall plot, it looks like it will make for a unique and stylish film.

TAU is written by Noga Landau, whose screenplay for the film made The Blacklist. Landau’s resume otherwise is relatively short with a couple episodes of SyFy’s “The Magicians” and a TV movie called “The Haunted” to his name.

TAU is currently in post-production.

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‘Dead Mail’ Exclusive Images: SXSW Horror Movie Begins With a Blood-Stained Postal Box Delivery

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One of the genre films we’re looking forward to checking out at SXSW this year is Dead Mail, written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy and premiering on March 9.

Meagan Navarro will be reviewing Dead Mail for Bloody Disgusting as part of her SXSW coverage, and she writes in her preview for the upcoming fest: “Dead Mail leans heavily into the ’80s analog aesthetic, delivering a unique crime thriller unafraid to get offbeat with its dark narrative. Expect its characters to be as atypical as Dead Mail‘s sense of style.”

In the SXSW 2024 horror film…

“On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled “dead letter” investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives.

“When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it…”

Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Tomas Boykin, and Nick Heyman star in Dead Mail. Preview the film with an exclusive image gallery below.

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