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Juliette Lewis and Murray Bartlett also star in the feature that hits theaters this year after its forthcoming Sundance premiere.
By Ryan Gajewski
Senior Entertainment Reporter
Ayo Edebiri discovers that John Malkovich‘s life as a pop music sensation is not all it seems in the trailer for the A24 horror movie Opus.
Writer-director Mark Anthony Green’s feature hits theaters March 14 following its forthcoming premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 27. Rounding out the cast are Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino and Tatanka Means.
Opus centers on Ariel, a young writer sent to visit pop star Alfred Moretti (Malkovich), who has resurfaced after disappearing for 30 years. When she arrives, Ariel realizes that Moretti is a figure of obsession for those around him, which aids his nefarious plans.
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“What is it that you guys do?” Edebiri asks Malkovich in the trailer. This leads him to respond, “Would you like to see?”
Later, a distressed Edebiri asks someone, “Is this not alarming to you?”
Green marks his feature directorial debut with this film, which he helmed from his own script. Green, Joshua Bachove, Collin Creighton, Poppy Hanks, Jelani Johnson and Brad Weston serve as producers.
Edibiri is known for her Emmy-winning role on the FX series The Bear. Her feature credits include Theater Camp, Bottoms and Omni Loop, along with voice work on Inside Out 2, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Among her upcoming projects is Luca Guadagnino’s film After the Hunt alongside Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield.
Malkovich’s recent credits include the series Ripley and such films as Fool’s Paradise and the forthcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
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