Trailer for the Slasher Horror Comedy THE BLACKENING - "We Can't All Die First"
Lionsgate has released the trailer for the upcoming slasher horror comedy The Blackening, which offers a comedic commentary on the horror genre through an all-Black perspective. The film “skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?”
The movie centers around “a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherf****** game.”
The movie was directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Barbershop) from a screenplay written by Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Harlem) and Dewayne Perkins (The Amber Ruffin Show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine). It stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Grace Byers, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, Jermaine Fowler, Yvonne Orji, and Jay Pharoah.
The project looks like fun and offers a mix of elements from horror movies such as Saw, The Cabin in the Woods, and Scream.
The Blackening will be released on June 16, 2023. Watch the trailer below!