Hereditarywas one of 2018’s biggest horror hits, putting director Ari Aster in the spotlight as an up and coming genre mastermind capable of pulling audiences into unique nightmare worlds never before seen in cinema. Now comes his next directorial effortMidsommar, which is unlike anything that has come before it.
Most horror movies lurk in the darkness. In contrast,Midsommaris drenched in sunlight and lives out in the open, which makes everything more unnerving than it needs to be. Summer itself becomes the monster, as one couple trie to keep their sanity in tact during the sunniest season of the year. This should be a party. Instead, it’s a complete terror filled trip into the unknown.
Today, A24 has unleashed the second trailer forMIdsommar, which gives horror fans a better look at whatAri Asterhas planned for the July 3rd weekend. This isn’t going to be all BBQs and fireworks.
InMidsommarDani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor) are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village.
What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing. From the visionary mind of Ari Aster comes adread-soaked cinematic fairytalewhere a world of darkness unfolds in broad daylight.
Let the festivities begin.MIdsommaris written and directed by Ari Aster with a cast headlined by Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, and Will Poulter. The movie will open wide in theaters across the country starting August 06, 2025.
The July 4th weekend is a big one this year.Midsommaris perfect counter programming for the other big release coming during the Holiday. Ari Aster’s latest horror tale will be competing directly with Marvel and Sony’sSpider-Man: Far From Home, which changed its release date to July 2nd, getting a head start on everything. And interestingly enough, both movies feature coupes experiencing the terrors of vacation aboard. WhileMidsommarandSpider-Man: Far From Homeare aiming for slightly different audiences,Midsommaris actually going to find some strong competition on-screen, as Netflix finally debutsStranger ThingsSeason 3 for an audience that has had to wait over a year for new episodes. So that will definitely be cutting into the holidays weekend box office.
You can check out the trailer which arrives with a brand new poster from A24. It shows tears streaming on a beautiful summer day. That should I’ve you a salty little taste of what you’re in for.
