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New poster, first clip: Dave Franco’s horror film “THE RENTAL”

Thursday, May 21, 2020 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

IFC Films opens the door to THE RENTAL in July, and has provided an advance peek at one scene along with the poster today.

Coming to theaters and VOD July 24, THE RENTAL marks the directorial debut of actor Dave Franco, who scripted the movie with Joe Swanberg from a story they wrote with Mike Demski. Alison Brie, Dan Stevens (THE GUEST), Jeremy Allen White and Sheila Vand (A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT) star; the synopsis: “Two couples looking to celebrate their seed money from a new business venture embark on a weekend getaway to a seemingly perfect house they’ve booked online. But what begins as a festive weekend for the four close friends turns into something far more sinister as secrets they’ve kept from each other are exposed and paranoia grows that they may not be alone.”

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).