Drop, Universal and Blumhouse’s new thriller, released its first trailer on Wednesday, and the preview shows Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar go on a horror story of a first date.
The film features Fahy (The White Lotus and The Perfect Couple) as Violet, a widowed mom who’s trying to get back out on the dating scene. She goes on her first date in years at a fancy restaurant with Sklenar’s (It Ends with Us and Yellowstone: 1923) character, Henry. However, things take a turn for the worse when Violet keeps receiving texts telling her to kill her date or else her son will die.
The official synopsis for the film reads in part: “Their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone. She is instructed to tell nobody and follow instructions or the hooded figure she sees on her home security cameras will kill Violet’s young son and babysitting sister. Violet must do exactly as directed or everyone she loves will die. Her unseen tormentor’s final directive? Kill Henry.”
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones) directs the film. Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach (Truth or Dare and Fantasy Island) wrote the script, and Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson and Ed Weeks round out the cast.
Drop is produced by Jason Blum, Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller. Sam Lerner and Ron Lynch serve as executive producers.
Universal’s Drop is set to release in theaters on April 11.
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