Four new posters promote the August release of the horror film Cuckoo, starring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, and Jessica Henwick
Nearly two years have gone by since we heard that production had wrapped onCuckoo, a new horror film from writer/director Tilman Singer that starsHunter Schafer(Euphoria),Dan Stevens(The Guest),Jessica Henwick(Love and Monsters), Marton Csókás (Freelance), Greta Fernández (Santo), and Jan Bluthardt (Tatort). Now our chance to see the film is almost upon us, as it’s set to reach theatres onAugust 9th – and in anticipation of that release, four new posters have been unveiled. You can check them out at the bottom of this article.
Here’s the official synopsis:Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.
A while back,Varietyrevealed thatthe film sees Schafer face off against a mysterious bird-like monster with a scream-like call who seeks to impregnate women with her evil spawn. The story, written by Singer, is based off the lore of the cuckoo bird, some of which are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in the nests of other species.
A press release notes that Dan Stevens turns in a “brilliant and terrifying” performance in the film, and he has described his role as a “delicious antagonist role.”
At one point, it was announced that Gemma Chan (Eternals), Sofia Boutella (The Mummy2017), Zita Hanrot (Love, Death & Robots), Proschat Madani (Walking on Sunshine), and John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich)would be in the movie as well, but it looks like most of them had to drop out of the project before filming began.
This is the second feature for Singer, following the 2018 supernatural horror filmLuz, which Bluthardt had a role in.Luztold the story of “a young cab driver fleeing from the grasp of a possessed woman, whose confession could endanger the lives of everyone who crosses her path.” Several of Singer’sLuzcollaborators joined him onCuckoo. In addition to Bluthardt, also returning fromLuzwere cinematographer Paul Faltz, composer Simon Waskow, and production designer Dario Mendez Acosta.
Cuckoowas financed by Neon. The film is being produced by Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, Thor Bradwell, Ben Rimmer, in a cooperation between Germany’s Fiction Park and the States’ Waypoint Entertainment. It’s executive produced by Tom Quinn, Jeff Deutchman, Emily Thomas, and Ryan Friscia for Neon.Additional funding came from the Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, HessenFilm, and the German Federal Film Fund.
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