Following the enormous success of Get Out, it was announced earlier this year that Jordan Peele will be staying in familiar territory for his second directorial feature Us, described only as a “new nightmare”.
Well, thanks to Slash Film, we’ve now got an official synopsis for the movie which has been circulating with test screening invites, and while it doesn’t give much away (at all), it does give us some insight into the premise:
A mother (Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o from Black Panther, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and 12 Years a Slave) and a father (Winston Duke from Black Panther) take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends (including Emmy winner Elizabeth Moss from TV series The Handmaid’s Tale). But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
In addition to Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke and Elizabeth Moss, the film also stars Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric’s Bedtime Stories), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (The Get Down), Anna Diop (24: Legacy), Shahadi Wright Joseph (The Lion King), Evan Alex (Kidding), Cali Sheldon (Friends), Noelle Sheldon (Friends) and newcomer Madison Curry.
Us is set for release on March 15th 2019.
