Following a cryptic teaser earlier this year, Neon has finally released a full trailer for Luz director Tilman Singer's second feature, Cuckoo, which stars Euphoria breakout Hunter Schafer in the lead.
Schafer, who recently had a supporting role in Lionsgate's prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, plays a teenager named Gretchen who goes to stay with her estranged father and his new family in the German Alps, where she discovers some very sinister, possibly supernatural occurrences that may be connected to her own family.
While the teaser gave very little away, this intense and pretty damn chilling trailer should give horror fans a much better idea of what to expect.
During an interview with Variety, Shafer revealed that she still gets offered lots of trans roles, but isn't interested.
"Now I just want to be a girl and finally move on. I know for a fact that I’m one of the most famous trans people in media right now, and I do feel a sense of responsibility, and maybe a little bit of guilt, for not being more of a spokesperson. But ultimately, I really do believe that not making it the centerpiece to what I’m doing will allow me to get further. And I think getting further and doing awesome shit, in the interest of ‘the movement,’ will be way more helpful than talking about it all the time.”
Check out the trailer below along with a new poster, and let us know what you think in the comments section.
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.
Cuckoo was written and directed by Singer, and produced by Markus Halberschmidt, Josh Rosenbaum, Maria Tsigka, Ken Kao, and Thor Bradwell.
The movie also stars Dan Stevens as Mr. König, Jessica Henwick as Beth, Jan Bluthardt as Henry, Marton Csokas as Luis, Greta Fernández as Trixie, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey as Ed, Konrad Singer as Erik, Proschat Madani as Dr. Bonomo, and Kalin Morrow as The Hooded Woman.
The film is set for release in select US theaters starting May 3rd, 2024.