Netflixhas released the first trailer for the upcoming science-fiction thrillerSpiderhead,which starsThor: Love And Thunderlead Chris Hemsworth as a brilliant visionary who experiments on the inmates of a state-of-the-art prison facility.
Based on The New Yorker short storyEscape From Spiderheadby George Saunders, the official synopsis fromNetflixreads, “Two inmates (Miles Teller & Junree Smollett) form a connection while grappling with their pasts in a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by a brilliant visionary (Hemsworth) who experiments on his subjects with mind-altering drugs.” The trailer forSpiderheadopens with Hemsworth’s visionary Steve Abnesti observing one of his inmates played by Teller. We then see theSpiderheadpenitentiary, which looksmore like a weekend resortthan a prison, sitting on a beautiful waterfront and only accessible by boat or plane. Abnesti assures Teller’s character that his presence in this facility, while technically a punishment, is also a privilege.
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TheSpiderheadtrailer cranks up a notch once Abnesti begins to administer his experimental drugs to his somewhat willing inmates. It’s unclear exactly how this drug works, but it seems to severelyalter the subject’s emotions, bringing out all kinds of feelings from rage to arousal and dialling them up to 10. However, Abnesti doesn’t seem to be worried about the moral implications of these experiments, as he explains, “the time to worry about crossing lines was a lot of lines ago.” The rest of theSpiderheadtrailer features jarring images of inmates fighting, screaming, and cleaning blood off the floors, as Abnesti laments about changing the world. Finally, the trailer ends with Abnesti claiming that beautiful people often get away with too much, including him.
Spiderheadis the latest film from director Joseph Kosinski, who also directed the highly anticipated sequelTop Gun: Maverick, which is due to hit theaters later this month. The film stars Tom Cruise, reprising his role as ace Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell from the original film, and also features Teller in a supporting role as Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw. While theTop Gun: Maverick doesn’t premiere in theaters until May 27th, early reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, and the film currently holds a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Kosinski’s other films include the 2010 sequelTron: Legacyas well as the science fiction filmOblivion,which also featured Cruise in the leading role.Spiderheadis just one of many Netflix original films slated to premiere on the streaming service this year. Other upcoming high-profile films include the Russo brothers' spy thrillerThe Gray Man,starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, and the Adam Sandler basketball movieHustlefrom producer LeBron James.
