Midsommar, 2019 Written and directed by Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia, and Will Poulter. SYNOPSIS: A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown’s fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at […]
Movie Review – Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar, 2019 Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Archie Madekwe, Ellora Torchia, and Will Poulter. SYNOPSIS: A young American couple (Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor) venture with a group of friends to Sweden for what they think will be a typical vacation. Sadly, the fabled Swedish midsummer […]
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with a new trailer for horror Midsommar
In celebration of the Summer Solstice, A24 Films has released a new trailer for Midsommar ahead of its release next month. Written and directed by Ari Aster, the ‘Scandinavian folk horror’ stars Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter, and William Jackson Harper; watch it here… UPDATE: And here’s a new poster… Dani (Florence Pugh) and […]
A Big Year for Three Modern Horror Masters
Tom Jolliffe takes a look ahead to The Nightingale, Midsommar and The Lighthouse… There’s been some great horror films in the last five years. Three in particular for me really harked back to a classic era sensibility, owing a lot to the best era in creepy atmospheric horror. These would evoke films (among others…) like […]
New trailer for Ari Aster’s ‘Scandinavian Folk Horror’ Midsommar
With Midsommar set to arrive in cinemas this July, A24 Films has released a new trailer for Hereditary director Ari Aster’s hotly-anticipated ‘Scandinavian Folk Horror’ which stars Florence Pugh (Fighting With My Family), Jack Reynor (On the Basis of Sex), Will Poulter (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) and William Jackson Harper (The Good Place); take a look […]
First trailer for Hereditary director Ari Aster’s new horror Midsommar
Following on from the recent teaser and poster, A24 has now debuted the first trailer for Hereditary director Ari Aster’s hotly-anticipated new film, the ‘Scandavian folk horror’ Midsommar, which stars Florence Pugh (Fighting With My Family), Jack Reynor (On the Basis of Sex), Will Poulter (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) and William Jackson Harper (The Good Place); watch […]
Ari Aster’s Midsommar gets a first poster
Following last week’s mysterious teaser, A24 has now released the first poster for Hereditary director Ari Aster’s upcoming ‘Scandavian Folk Horror’ Midsommar, and we have it for you here… Midsommar will see Florence Pugh (Fighting with my Family), Jack Reynor (On the Basis of Sex) as a couple who travel to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown for its […]
Mysterious teaser for Hereditary director Ari Aster’s new horror Midsommar
A24 has released a mysterious teaser for Ari Aster’s (Hereditary) upcoming horror Midsommar, which doesn’t offer up any footage from the movie, but certainly seems fitting for what the filmmaker has previously described as a ‘Scandavian Folk Horror’; check it out here… 💐🌷🌸🌺🌻☀️SOMMAR 2019 pic.twitter.com/OtDGZ3y5eT — A24 (@A24) February 26, 2019 Midsommar will see Florence Pugh (Fighting […]
Florence Pugh, Will Poulter and Jack Reynor land roles in Hereditary director Ari Aster’s new horror movie
After wowing critics with his debut Hereditary, writer-director Ari Aster has lined up a killer young cast for his second movie, including Lady Macbeth actress Florence Pugh and Detroit stars Will Poulter and Jack Reynor. Pugh let the news of her casting out of the bag while promoting new BBC John le Carré adaptation The […]
Hereditary director says his next project Midsommer is a “Scandinavian folk horror”
After scoring huge critical acclaim with his feature debut Hereditary, director Ari Aster has been chatting to THR about his follow-up project Midsommer, as well as his plans to branch out beyond the horror genre with subsequent films. “It’s Scandinavian folk horror,” said Aster. “That is the only other horror movie I have. And I’m […]
