After starting the marketing campaign with the posters of Slayground in recent days, A24 The first teaser trailer for the writer and director's most recent film project debuts Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room, Rebel Ridge).
The film originally announced in June 2025 under the title Octoberstars Imogen Poots (Green Room), Cory Michael Smith (Saturday Night), James Badge Dale (The Empty Man), Matthy Matheson (The Bear), Chase Sui Wonders (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Sophie Wilde (Talk to Me, Digger), Young Teeth (The Last of Us, Beef) y Stephen Root (Widow’s Bay).
Take a look at the preview at the end of the note.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT SLAYGROUND?
“Slayground takes its title from the horror attraction where the protagonist works,” according to details shared by World of Reel.
The film has been described as a “fugitive action horror thriller set on Halloween”with the following synopsis:
“The plot follows Michael (Cory Michael Smith), who is found covered in blood at the scene of a multiple-victim incident at a horror attraction on October 24. He is the main suspect, but manages to escape police custody, going on the run to try to prove his innocence, while becoming the target of a massive manhunt.”
Saulnier writes and directs the feature film, with production and financing by A24. The filmmaker previously partnered with the independent film studio, for his acclaimed 2016 horror thriller, Green Room.
A24 acquired the rights to the feature film in a competitive bid that also included Netflix. And this is said to be Saulnier's most ambitious work to date.
Producers are Rich Peete, Eli Bus, Jeremy Saulnier, and Skei Saulnier, with executive producers Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Traci Carlson, Elliott Coley, and Macon Blair (who previously starred in Saulnier films such as Murder Party, Blue Ruin y Green Room).
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were responsible for composing the original soundtrack.
Slayground comes to theaters on January 29, 2027via A24 in the US. It remains to be known its release date in Latin American cinemas.
Teaser trailer:
Source: https://cine3.com/teaser-trailer-slayground-jeremy-saulnier-a24/
