Nearly two years followingits casting announcement,Teresa Sutherland’s psychological thrillerLovely, Dark, and Deepis finally heading to screens this year. The feature is set to make its world debut on July 23 at this year’s Fantasia Festival. The event is already underway, officially beginning July 20 and running through August 9. While audiences eagerly await the newhorror film, Collider is excited to exclusively share a new clip from the movie.
Lovely, Dark, and Deepfollows Lennon (Georgina Campbell,Barbarian), a backcountry National Park ranger who utilizes her new position to seek answers about her missing younger sister, a tragedy that has deeply stuck with her. However, Lennon gets more than she bargained for when she realizes that part of her job means appeasing the very entity responsible for taking her sister. Along with Campbell, the feature starsNick Blood(Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D) as a park ranger named Jackson,Wai Ching Ho(Daredevil) as District Ranger Zhang,Mick Greer, andCelia Williams.
The new clip immediately reveals the film’s chilling tone, beginning with a low shot of Lennon’s legs as she walksthrough the woods. The eerie factor is dialed up thanks largely to the empty space of the frame, creating a feeling of unease that something or someonecould jump out at any moment—and someone kind of does. However, Lennon is more focused on a radio she just found, only noting her surroundings when, of course, there’s no one there. She continues her search by heading to a tree with blood on it, looking up when she hears another voice.
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The Creative Team BehindLovely, Dark, and Deep
Lovely, Dark, and Deepwas written by Teresa Sutherland and marks her directorial debut. Prior to the film, Sutherland is well-known for being a staff writer onNetflix’sMidnight Mass. She also wrote the screenplay for the 2018 featureThe Wind.Lovely, Dark, and Deepis produced byJosh C. Waller, whose previous credits include movies such asColor Out of SpaceandMandy. Executive producers includeStefanie Coimbra,Elan Gale,Kevin Park,Molly C. Quinn,Matthew M. Welty, andMarco Baray.
Lovely, Dark, and Deepwill make its world premiere on Sunday, July 23 and 9 p.m. ET, at the Salle J.A. De Sève. A second screening takes place on Tuesday, July 25 at 4:15 p.m. ET in the same location. More details areavailable through Fantasia Festival. Watch the clip below:
