Dan Stevens can play a wicked recorder. That’s one—and certainly not the only—takeaway from the latest trailer for the horror movie, Cuckoo. In it, Stevens (Legion, Godzilla x Kong, Abagail) plays a German dude who eerily plays said recorder, perhaps to call forth a supernatural lady who seems to want only bad things for the film’s final girl, played by Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer.
Here’s the synopsis for Cuckoo:
Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.
“The first clues I found for Cuckoo were the Alps and the way cuckoo birds breed,” writer-director Tilman Singer said in a statement. “The secret feeling they revealed was a mix of intrigue, sadness, and fear.”
Those feelings certainly come across in this trailer, which also highlights how the movie was shot on 35 mm film.
In addition to Stevens and Schafer, Cuckoo stars Jan Bluthardt, Márton Csókás, Jessica Henwick, and Greta Fernandez.
Cuckoo premieres in theaters on August 9, 2024.
Check out the latest trailer below.
