ASSASSINATION NATION: Trailer Previews Gore And Genre Insanity Brought To You By The Russo Brothers

ASSASSINATION NATION: Trailer Previews Gore And Genre Insanity Brought To You By The Russo Brothers

Acquired by the Russo Brothers and NEON at Sundance earlier this year following its well received premiere, ASSASSINATION NATION is their ballsiest endeavor to date.

By Dragonsfoe - Jun 27, 2018 07:06 PM EST
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Source: Neon

Bound to be the catalyst of controversy, Assassination Nation recounts an absolutely gruesome true story of when the town of Salem “lost its mother[frick]ing mind.” Unexpectedly, the people bringing it to theaters nationwide will come to a massive surprise to CBM fans.


Heading into midnight madness fare territory is new for Infinity War directors Joe and Anthony Russo, who are mostly known for their triumphs in the superhero genre. Interestingly, this may also give some insight into what their plans are post-Avengers 4. Having acquired the film out of Sundance for $10 million through their production company AGBO, the film is definitely going to make waves in the industry when it debuts in September.


Directed by Sam Levinson and starring Bella Thorne, Deadpool 2’s Bill Skarsgard and Joel McHale, check out the very political and trigger heavy red-band preview below, as well as it's theatrical poster.




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bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/27/2018, 8:13 PM
Niiiiice
MUTO123
MUTO123 - 6/27/2018, 8:30 PM
This looks interesting.

Also, finally saw Incredibles 2 tonight. Not as good as the first, but still a lot of fun, and I'm hoping if they make a third one it doesn't take as long to get here.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/27/2018, 8:41 PM
Without all the text, it looks like an entertaining [frick]ed up film. With them it looks like an attack on masculinity, and the header image corroborates that. Even the text blocks that aren't general attacks at masculinity show men at the forefront of the problems. If both sides of the spectrum were shown, I'd go back to it just being a entertaining [frick]ed up film.

I feel like this film has something to say and I'm not going to like what it says. I know toxic masculinity is a thing, but I fear the definition will be a bit broader than usual(as in saying all of societies problems stem from it). Maybe every gender and race are equally [frick]ed up in this film, who knows? The trailer is painting a clear picture for me though, and if it's telling the story I fear(evil masculinity vs good femininity) I'm not sure it's the film for me. If it's just [frick]ed up people all around, I'm game.
Ryos
Ryos - 6/28/2018, 11:48 AM
@RextheKing - (chirp chirp)
TedDanson
TedDanson - 6/28/2018, 4:21 PM
@RextheKing - Yeah cause that femininity, phew! That’s causing a lot of problems in society, like - oh wait, no it’s not.
TedDanson
TedDanson - 6/28/2018, 4:24 PM
@RextheKing - Just a suggestion, maybe instead of avoiding uncomfortable questions about toxic masculinity, why not just go there? You might learn something.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/28/2018, 7:00 PM
@TedDanson - femininity can be just as toxic as masculinity, you seem to have a bias. There is nothing inherently wrong with masculinity or femininity, but both can be toxic.

If you actually understood my comment, you'd know my fear has nothing to do with the question. I know what toxic masculinity(and femininity, since I'm not one sided) is, I fear how the film will depict it, and rather or not it will be one sided.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/28/2018, 7:01 PM
@Ryos - (cukah cukah)
TedDanson
TedDanson - 6/29/2018, 7:05 AM
@RextheKing - Lol! I would love know how femininity can be as toxic as masculinity. Please, the floor is yours, I’m all ears!
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/29/2018, 10:34 AM
@TedDanson - if you've been on the internet and you doubt it's existence, no amount of me explaining would pierce through your bias wall. Not going to waste my time, but I'm pretty sure you could find people who have searching "toxic femininity" on YouTube or Google.
TedDanson
TedDanson - 6/29/2018, 5:25 PM
@RextheKing - Nope, never questioned it’s existence. The question was HOW femininity can be AS toxic as masculinity and therefore be need examined as closely and thoughtfully. You’re saying that to only question masculinity’s toxicity is biased whereas I’m suggesting that masculinity’s toxic tendencies vastly overshadows that of femininity and therefore requires more effort to examine it’s nature. If it’s doing far more damage to society then maybe it needs to be talked about more than toxic femininity.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/29/2018, 9:29 PM
@TedDanson - I apologize for misunderstanding what you were saying, but I still disagree. To avoid writing a book here in the comments, I found a video that discusses both sides well. He shows how toxic femininity has been and can be as toxic as toxic masculinity. Also speaks of the dangers of the two combined.

(Won't post video for some reason going to try in separate reply)

To not get off track though. The only the thing I wanted was this film to not be "everything wrong with the world is masculine and will be fixed with femininity". If this is a town that has descended into chaos, the chaotic nature of both toxic femininity and masculinity being on display would be entertaining to watch, the former not so much.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/29/2018, 9:30 PM
@TedDanson -
RextheKing
RextheKing - 6/29/2018, 9:47 PM
@TedDanson - Couldn't find a better video, but I want to see stuff this dailed to eleven included in the film.



I'll give you that toxic masculinity tends to lead to more violence, but toxic femininity can be violent, also toxicity =/= violence. For this film though, to violent parts of both is what I want displayed.
TedDanson
TedDanson - 6/30/2018, 9:40 AM
@RextheKing - Wow, I don’t really know what to say to this. I don’t know you or presume to know anything about you. All I can say after watching these videos is that I hope you’re ok, and maybe, if it’s possible, to spend a bit less time on the internet. Take care!
RextheKing
RextheKing - 7/1/2018, 3:45 AM
@TedDanson - I'm going to make an assumption, correct me if I'm wrong, you have a problem with the second video. I don't see anything wrong with the first; the guy touches on both toxic femininity and masculinity with an unbiased approach. The second video I didn't really want to post. I know it may have come off as me demonizing feminism, I wasn't. Feminism is great, but I do have issue with certain feminist, such as the ones present in the video. I needed an example of loud, violent, radical, toxic femininity to show what I wanted out of film based off a town drowned in chaos.

You wanted me to elaborate on my point, and I feel I did so. Toxic femininity can be destructive, violent, and bad for society just as toxic masculinity. I even admitted that toxic masculinity tend to lead to more violence. I feel like I did what was asked of me.

If the problem is that I want a violent film to be violent, I don't know what to say. I mean I don't like real life violence, but I can enjoy a film with violence without any hidden demons in me coming out. With the premise the film seem to be going with, if the idea is to start a conversation(ask the question), why not talk about both sides? If it is only using the premise for violence, why not up the stakes by having both sides presented?

If you would like to elaborate yourself on why you fear I'm not okay, I'm all ears(well all eyes), but hopefully I made myself clear where I'm hoping you were confused. If not, take care as well.

TedDanson
TedDanson - 7/2/2018, 5:23 PM
@RextheKing - Ok, just quickly as I'll have to get into more detail a bit later. Where did you come across the video by the first guy? Did you just google 'toxic masculinity vs toxic femininity' or did you find it some other way? Because part of what this guy does to earn a living is potentially embarrassing for someone trying to promote it to other people. If you're not sure what I'm talking about just look in to the guy online. The second video is extremely manipulative and strangely large sections of it have nothing to do with what it refers to as 'cringe worthy feminism' or what you seem to refer to as toxic femininity. The person who made it also can't seem to spell. I'm not worried about the violence in the Assasination Nation I'm more interested in why it seems important to you that toxic masculinity and toxic femininity be equally represented in this movie. Let me know about that first video.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 7/2/2018, 6:15 PM
@TedDanson - I just searched for a video. I didn't do a deep dive into the guy, so I can't speak on any of that, but there is nothing wrong with the particular video I posted. The video's merit doesn't no longer exist even if the guy turns out to be a piece of shit. The second video, while it is manipulative to an extent(some obvious instigation), which is also part of why I didn't want to post it, it does have some cringe worthy feminist in it and there is no questioning the toxic femininity in it.

I don't find it important both sides be equally represented, I just would like to see both represented, especially if there is social commentary to it. Even if it's one sided I'm okay with it, so long as it's not demonizing masculinity as a whole and praising femininity, or like I said from the beginning, evil masculinity vs good femininity.
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