Presence‘s teaser trailer has been released, teasing what’s to come from director Steven Soderbergh’s unique new horror movie that unfolds from the ghost’s point of view. Written by David Koepp, Presence Marks Soderbergh’s feature film follow-up to Magic Mike’s Last Dance (2023). The horror movie, which stars Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan and Kalina Liang, follows a family as they move into a new house, quickly discovering that the apartment is inhabited by a mysterious entity.
Neon Now releasing a new teaser for PresenceProviding a new look at Soderbergh’s twist on the horror genre. The teaser doesn’t actually have any human characters, instead showing only an ominous shot of a suburban house from above as a ghostly being seemingly descends on it. One of the title cards reads: “In this house there are unimaginable deeds,” teasing the type of terror that will unfold in this location. The teaser also confirms that the movie will arrive in theaters in January 2025. Check out the teaser below:
What the presence teaser means for the film
The Ghost POV will be a major genre shake-up
Ghost-in-the-house supernatural horror movies almost always unfold from the victims’ points of view. Not seeing the demon or ghost perspective is often where the scares come fromAs audiences are just as surprised by doors slamming or pans falling as the characters. This also contributes to a general sense of unease that is crucial for these types of films.
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Presence is turning this on its head and will seemingly let the audience in on what the titular ghostly presence is up to. Taking this approach is a risk that may remove some of the mystery surrounding the ghostly being, the Presence Reviews from the film’s Sundance premiere earlier this year were generally very positive. Much of the praise was aimed at the film’s technical achievements and the way it communicates a ghostly POV.But Koepp’s script is also said to ensure that the story’s emotional undercurrents are never lost.
Our teaser trailer to take on the presence
Soderbergh’s new horror technique may be more than a gimmick
The latest trailer doesn’t reveal much, but it does serve as a taste of the kind of filmmaking that audiences can expect with Presence. The previous teaser showed the same ominous, floating camera, and this is apparently how the entire film will be presented. In lesser hands, telling a story from the ghost’s point of view could end up feeling like a gimmick. With movies like Traffic (2000), Ocean’s Eleven (2001), Contagion (2011), and Logan lucky (2017), however, Soderbergh proved that he might just be the perfect filmmaker to pull off this unique premise.
Source: Neon