Earlier this week we were treated to the first trailer for James Wan‘s new horror movie Malignant, which is coming to both theaters and HBO Max on September 10, 2021.
In the film, “Paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, Madison’s (Annabelle Wallis) torment worsens as she discovers that her waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.”
The trailer presents Malignant as something of a supernatural slasher, and James Wan revealed some of his influences over on Facebook this week, which include Giallo inspirations.
Wan writes, “I don’t quite know how to describe this one, except I wanted to take this opportunity (in between my two big, fishy films) to do something smaller and different. A genre bender/blender — that harks back to my gritty, indie root.
“It’s an original story, but inspired by my love for Bava, Argento, DePalma, Cronenberg…and the kind of 80’s horror/thrillers you would discover on the back shelves of video-stores!”
The cast includes Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, Mckenna Grace, Jake Abel, George Young, Ingrid Bisu, Michole Briana White and Jacqueline McKenzie.