Primarily based on the title of A24’s Dying of a Unicorn, a beautiful unicorn goes to chew the mud. The film’s first trailer revealed not simply how stated unicorn would die (a tragic hit-and-run) but additionally who was accountable: father-daughter pair Elliot (Paul Rudd) and Ridley (Jenna Ortega).
‘Death of a Unicorn’ trailer: Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd run over a unicorn. Chaos ensues.
However within the movie’s second trailer, it turns into clear that there are a number of unicorns within the image — they usually’re on the hunt for revenge.
The trailer opens on Elliot and Ridley driving via a large nature reserve donated by the billionaire Leopold household, performed by Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, and Will Poulter. Apparently, it has been untouched by man, which means it is the right place for magical creatures to flourish, unnoticed. At the very least, till somebody hits them with a automotive. After that, it is all downhill.
That is as a result of the invention of Elliot and Ridley’s lifeless unicorn has the Leopolds seeing greenback indicators. If they will harness the unicorn’s healing properties — particularly its capability for immortality — then they might make a killing.
“We now have an ethical crucial to reap each final one,” Poulter’s character proclaims.
Not so quick, Leopolds! There are extra unicorns on the market, together with a really scary darkish unicorn. And they’re bloodthirsty. Take a look at the beginnings of the unicorn gorefest within the trailer above.
Death of a Unicorn premieres March 8 at SXSW. It hits theaters March 28.
