Two of the most mysterious films of the year so far are both from the Shyamalan family; yep, there’s more than one. M. Night Shyamalan has a mystery horror film called “Trap” coming out later this year in August via Warner Bros. And his daughter, filmmaker Ishana Night Shyamalan, also has another semi-mysterious horror thriller over at Warner Bros. opening at the beginning of the summer. “The Watchers” is based on the book by A. M. Shine, and the film is a supernatural horror about a group of people trapped in an untouched forest in western Ireland. And today, we finally got our first look at it and its teaser trailer.
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“The Watchers” stars Dakota Fanning (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Ocean’s Eight”), Georgina Campbell (“Barbarian,” “Suspicion”), Oliver Finnegan (“Creeped Out,” “Outlander”) and Olwen Fouere (“The Northman,” “The Tourist”).
Here’s the official synopsis:
From producer M. Night Shyamalan comes “The Watchers,” written and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and based on the novel by A.M. Shine. The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night. You can’t see them, but they see everything.
The film “The Watchers” is produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, and Nimitt Mankad. The executive producers are Jo Homewood and Stephen Dembitzer. Joining writer/director Shyamalan behind the camera are director of photography Eli Arenson (“Lamb,” “Hospitality”), production designer Ferdia Murphy (“Lola,” “Finding You”), editor Job ter Burg (“Benedetta,” “Elle”) and costume design by Frank Gallacher (“Sebastian,” “Aftersun”).
“The Watchers” score was written by Abel Korzeniowski (“Till,” “The Nun”). New Line Cinema presents “The Watchers,” set to open in theaters internationally beginning June 5, 2024, and in North America on June 7, 2024; it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Watch the first trailer below.
