Before starting work on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn penned upcoming horror movie The Belko Experiment. Featuring a talented ensemble made up of names like John Gallager Jr., John C. McGinley, David Dastmalchian and regular Gunn collaborators Michael Rooker, Sean Gunn and Gregg Henry, the premise is extremely intriguing, and now the first trailer teaser has found its way online.
Gunn returning to his horror roots is definitely exciting, while the fact it will be helmed by Wolf Creek's Greg McLean is a definite plus. Unfortunately, The Belko Experiment received mixed reviews followings its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, so who knows how it will turn out! With a release date of March 17th, 2017 now set, we thankfully don't have to wait too long to find out!
It at first seems to be an ordinary morning on the job for a group of Americans working for a not-for-profit in a modern office building in Colombia. After noticing that their Colombian colleagues have not arrived for work, office worker Mike (John Gallagher, Jr.) spots some unfamiliar security guards entering a large hangar nearby. Moments later, an icy voice comes over the building’s PA system and calmly explains that the employees must kill a certain number of their co-workers — if not, they will be killed themselves. While the boss (Tony Goldwyn) tries to calm the troops, Mike belatedly realizes that something truly sinister is going on — and when metal doors come sliding down on all the building’s exits and windows, it becomes clear that friends and colleagues are now suddenly enemies in a bloody and brutal battle to the death.