Midsommar | July 3, 2019 | Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Will Poulter | A24 | Ari Aster (Hereditary) directing

[Blaze Heatnix]

8 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

bring it on whatever it is you're talking about.

 

Check your PM

[Jake Gittes]

18 minutes ago, Blaze Heatnix said:

 

Check your PM

Oh I didn't mean that, heh. I'd prefer to go in unspoiled. But I appreciate the gesture. 

[JB33]

It's funny, I haven't read the script and I don't know anything about the film. I only know it's directed by Ari Aster and have seen the teaser. Yet, even I had a weird feeling about this. Weird as in, this light-ish teaser seems to be hinting towards something really fucked up. It gives me The Wicker Man vibes.

 

@Blaze Heatnix I don't want any spoilers necessarily, but do you mind PM'ing me and giving me a rough idea of the gore factor. That's something I have a tough time stomaching. My kind of horror is the Hereditary-like possession and supernatural kind.

Edited March 23, 2019 by JB33

[Blaze Heatnix]

2 minutes ago, JB33 said:

It's funny, I haven't read the script and I don't know anything about the film. I only know it's directed by Ari Aster and have seen the teaser. Yet, even I had a weird feeling about this. Weird as in, this light-ish teaser seems to be hinting towards something really fucked up. It gives me The Wicker Man vibes.

 

@Blaze Heatnix I don't want any spoilers necessarily, but do you mind PM'ing me and giving me a rough idea of the gore factor. That's something I have a tough time stomaching. My kind of horror is the Hereditary-like possession and supernatural kind.

 

No problem. I read a part of the script that has been leaked, but check your PM. 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

I just read the script, we are in for a treat. I bet it will move release dates because of Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark however. 

[SLAM!]

I was reading a Cannes Film Festival article and saw that the film's title was being thrown out as a possibility for a showing at the festival. Whether it'd be In or Out of competition, I'm not very sure. Either way, that's pretty exciting in its own right.

[RealLyre]

https://www.vulture.com/2019/03/ari-aster-new-a24-movie-midsommar.html

 

Midsommar Will Be ‘a Wizard of Oz for Perverts,’ Says Director Ari Aster

 

It’s a breakup movie, in the same way that Hereditary is a family tragedy,” Aster shared. “It’s less overtly a horror movie, but it’s still working in that same space. It’s very macabre. But people shouldn’t go in expecting Hereditary.” When asked what he’d liken Midsommar to, if not Hereditary, Aster paused for a full minute. “Is it your Mamma Mia?” we asked. “Yeah, sure, I’d say so,” he laughed. “It’s a Wizard of Oz for perverts         

 

He also agreed that Toni Collette should have won an Oscar for her star turn in Hereditary as a demon-possessed dollhouse auteur. “Of course, she was snubbed!” he said. “It’s a horror film — and those are kind of traditionally maligned by the industry 

 

 

[RichWS]

1 hour ago, RealLyre said:

It’s a breakup movie

 

[Krissykins]

So the usual black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are going to be white for this? 

[Taylor]

Moves to July 3rd.

 

https://deadline.com/2019/04/midsommar-ari-aster-moves-to-midsummer-release-cinemacon-1202587868/

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Wow, three weeks in a row of horror movies!!

[RealLyre]

Midsommar and Annabelle Comes Home in the same week  

 

Spoiler

FFH who  

 

[harrisonisdead]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

Moves to July 3rd.

Well at least it isn't releasing the same day as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark now. But still has notable competition. I'm sure it'll be fine, though. This movie's significantly less accessible than Hereditary anyhow. The audience of this and Annabelle won't intersect that much.

[filmlover]

Guess they decided to get that 4th of July weekend/counterprogramming against Spider-Man numbers instead. FWIW July does look pretty empty aside from Spidey, The Lion King, and OUATIH, as big as the first two will be.

[Eric Duncan]

 

[filmlover]

5 minutes ago, CoolEric258 said:

 

What if Kanye really is Paimon?

[JB33]

I really don't like the date change for this. I feel like it'll get lost in the shuffle in July, what with Spider-Man: Far From Home and The Lion King and all. Plus, August just felt perfect for it. There's a clusterfuck of other titles in August, but none that are BIG, outside of Hobbs and Shaw. It's the perfect month for a film like this because the main events of Summer are done and the less heralded movies can shine.

 

I don't know, I was just looking forward to this being one of my dog days of summer movies, kind of like The Meg and Searching last year, and Annabelle: Creation the year before.

[Eric Duncan]

10 minutes ago, JB33 said:

I really don't like the date change for this. I feel like it'll get lost in the shuffle in July, what with Spider-Man: Far From Home and The Lion King and all. Plus, August just felt perfect for it. There's a clusterfuck of other titles in August, but none that are BIG, outside of Hobbs and Shaw. It's the perfect month for a film like this because the main events of Summer are done and the less heralded movies can shine.

 

I don't know, I was just looking forward to this being one of my dog days of summer movies, kind of like The Meg and Searching last year, and Annabelle: Creation the year before.

To be fair, Hereditary was a solid success, despite two 145M+ openers in the following weeks.

[JB33]

1 minute ago, CoolEric258 said:

To be fair, Hereditary was a solid success, despite two 145M+ openers in the following weeks.

Good point. I guess from a business standpoint A24 knows what they're doing and my gripe is just personal. This felt like an August movie to me, as odd as that sounds.

[Fanboy]

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