Zazie Beetz Hacks Through a Satanic Cult in Gruesome Horror-Comedy THEY WILL KILL YOU Teasers
Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema have dropped a batch of wild new teasers and clips for They Will Kill You, the upcoming horror-comedy starring Zazie Beetz, and they’re packed with blood, dark humor, and some brutally entertaining cult-slaying action.
The marketing team is having a little fun with the promotion. One teaser reveals that tickets are officially on sale for the film’s theatrical release on March 27, but the footage cleverly hides the most violent moments behind an army of fun emojis. The result is a hilarious preview that keeps the gory surprises intact while still showing just enough chaos to hook horror fans.
The teaser even acknowledges the censorship in the most playful way possible with the line: "To advertise this film, we couldn’t show you the most violent parts."
Fortunately for gore lovers, the new red-band trailer and clips don’t hold back nearly as much. In them, Beetz unleashes a savage fight for survival against a group of satanic cultists.
The footage shows her slicing, smashing, and improvising her way through attackers who probably should have picked a different sacrifice.
The story centers on Beetz’s character, a young woman who suddenly finds herself trapped inside the sinister headquarters of a devil-worshipping cult. With no way out and a group of fanatics planning to make her their next offering, she has one option left… fight through the entire twisted compound and survive the night.
The setup carries shades of Ready or Not, but the action is reportedly dialed up with influences from the relentless combat style of The Raid. That combination suggests audiences can expect plenty of inventive mayhem mixed with dark comedy.
Producer Barbara Muschietti previously teased the tone of the film saying: "It’s a lot of fun. It’s horror-comedy-action, and a great mixture and balance of those three. It’s something people will walk out of with a smile on their face, and it’s what the world needs right now.”
Alongside Beetz, the film features a solid cast that includes Myha’La, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette.
The official description reads: From New Line Cinema and Nocturna comes THEY WILL KILL YOU. The film unleashes a blood-soaked, high-octane horror-action-comedy in which a young woman must survive the night at the Virgil, a demonic cult’s mysterious and twisted death-trap of a lair, before becoming their next offering in a uniquely brazen, big screen battle of epic kills and wickedly dark humor.
They Will Kill You is directed by Kirill Sokolov, who co-wrote the script with Alex Litvak. The film is produced by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, and Dan Kagan.
Between the relentless cult carnage, Beetz going full action hero, and a tone that blends horror with humor, They Will Kill You looks like it could deliver a seriously fun night at the movies for genre fans when it hits theaters on March 27.