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It’s time to check out the new trailer and poster for M. Night Shyamalan’s “OLD”

Thursday, May 27, 2021 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The creator of THE SIXTH SENSE and SPLIT has now made a horror film for the ages.

Universal releases OLD to theaters July 23. M. Night Shyamalan directed from his screenplay, based on Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters’ graphic novel SANDCASTLE. The film stars Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell (DARK CITY), Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff (HEREDITARY), Embeth Davidtz (ARMY OF DARKNESS), Eliza Scanlen, Emun Elliott, Kathleen Chalfant and Thomasin McKenzie (LAST NIGHT IN SOHO). The synopsis describes OLD as a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly…reducing their entire lives into a single day.” You can unlock a Snapchat lens tied to OLD here.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).