The filmmaker Eli Roth (Hostel, Thanksgiving, The Green Inferno) returns this year with a new horror film project, Ice Cream Man.
With theatrical release scheduled for August 7, 2026the horror film co-written and directed by Roth, featured a first teaser trailer that introduces us to Ari Millen (Orphan Black, Undertone), as ice cream vendor Ice Cream Man, who delivers ice cream to Bayleen Bay's children, who later become deranged killers.
The synopsis explains:
“Ice Cream Man follows an ideal summer town that descends into madness when an ice cream man serves children sweet treats with horrible results.”
In addition to Millen, the cast includes Byron Davis (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Karen Cliche (Thanksgiving), Dylan Hawco (Heartland), Sarah Abbott (Black Mirror), Shiloh O’Reilly (Thanksgiving), Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer (The Handmaid’s Tale), y Charlie Storey (Thanksgiving).
Roth co-wrote the script with Noah Belsonbased “an original idea I'd had for over twenty years, but the studios were too nervous to finance it.”
In an interview with Variety in 2025, Roth stated about his most recent project:
“I've been thinking about this idea for a long time, but the studios were afraid of my first drafts. Now is the time to go further than ever with what I think will be my scariest and most outlandish movie to date. Movies like 'Ice Cream Man' are the reason we create The Horror Section: to make uncensored and transgressive film events that horror fans can look back on for years. “I am very lucky to have such fantastic partners as MCT and of course all of The Horror Section's investors.”
The plans are that Ice Cream Man mark the beginning of a next great horror franchise.
Media Capital Technologies (MCT) produces alongside Cream Productions. Christopher Woodrwod, Raj Singh and Kate Harrison produce, with Kevin Frakes, Connor DiGregorio, Eli Massilllon, Lorenzo Antonucci, Jon Schnaars and Holly Adams executive producers,
Brandon Roberts composes the soundtrack, with Snoop Dogg in charge of additional music.
Teaser trailer:
Source: https://cine3.com/teaser-trailer-ice-cream-man-eli-roth/
