Take a trip inside a killer’s mind with the official domestic trailer for Lionsgate Premiere’sSolace. The intense crime thriller starringAnthony Hopkins,Jeffrey Dean Morgan,Abbie CornishandColin Farrellhits theaters and on-demand December 16th. The studio has also released the first poster for this thriller, which could shake up the crowded holiday movie season.
Thiscrime thrilleris entering a packed holiday frame, arriving on the same day as Disney’sRogue One: A Star Wars Story, Warner Bros.‘Collateral Beautyand STX Entertainment’sThe Space Between Us. Just five days later on December 21, 20th Century Fox’sAssassin’s Creed, Paramount’sPassengersand Universal’sSing. 20th Century Fox’sWhy Himopens on December 23, with Paramount’sFencesand The Weinstein Company’sGoldopening on Christmas Day.
When FBI Special Agent Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is unable to solve a series of homicides, he decides to enlist the help of his former colleague Dr. John Clancy (Anthony Hopkins), a retired physician with psychic powers. The reclusive Clancy, who shuttered his practice and retreated from the world following the death of his daughter and subsequent break-up of his marriage, wants nothing to do with the case. He soon changes his mind after seeing disturbingly violent visions of Joe’s partner, FBI Special Agent Katherine Cowles’s (Abbie Cornish) ultimate demise.
When Clancy’s exceptional intuitive powers put him on the trail of a suspect, Charles Ambrose (Colin Farrell), the doctor soon realizes his abilities are no match against the extraordinary powers of this vicious murderer on a mission. The supporting cast includesXander Berkeley,Jose Pablo Cantillo,Matt GeraldandMarley Shelton. With just over a month left untilSolacehits theaters, it remains to be seen how much more footage will be released between now and then.
Alfonso PoyartdirectsSolacefrom a script bySean BaileyandTed Griffin. The project has been in development for several years, withMark Pellingtononce attached to direct, andSean Baileymoved on from being a writer and producer, to becoming Disney’s president of production. Take a look at the trailer and poster below fromLionsgate’s upcoming thrillerSolace.
