Karen Gillan Prepares to Battle Her Clone in Trailer for DUAL

The first trailer is out for Karen Gillan’s upcoming sci-fi drama Dual. Gillan plays a woman who decides to undergo a cloning procedure after she learns she’s going to die. But after the clone enters her life, she gets better. After her attempts to decommission the clone fail, the only other option she is left with is a court-mandated duel to the death.

In the trailer, we see Gillan train and prepare for the duel in hopes that she will kill her clone and take back her life. Her trainer in the film is played by Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad). The movie also stars Beulah Koale (Hawaii Five-O), comedian Martha Kelly (Baskets), Sanna-June Hyde (Syke), and Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network).

Here’s the synopsis:

Recently diagnosed with a rare and incurable disease, Sarah is unsure how to process the news. To help ease her friends’ and family’s impending loss, she is encouraged to participate in a simple futuristic cloning procedure called “Replacement,” after which Sarah’s last days will be spent teaching the clone how to live on as Sarah once she’s gone. But while it takes only an hour for a clone to be made, things become significantly more challenging when that double is no longer wanted.

I had a chance to see the film at Sundance this year, and while I was looking forward to it, it ended up being a disappointing movie. It was actually a pretty boring movie. I said in my review:

It actually sounds like it could be a great film! It’s certainly an interesting concept, but unfortunately, it wasn’t executed well. The movie was written and directed by Riley Stearns, and the acting in the film was so monotone and uninteresting. There was nothing about this characters that I liked, there was nothing different or unique about them, and everyone’s personality was just so damn dry. It took all of the fun out of the concept of the movie.

If you’re interested in watching the movie, though, it will be released in theaters on April 15th and on VOD on May 20th.