A24 has released the trailer for Onslaught, the new action-horror film from director Adam Wingard. The film stars Adria Arjona as an Army sniper forced to protect her young daughter when a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers breaks loose in the desert. The trailer sets up a violent survival story, with Arjona’s character dragged back into combat mode as the threat closes in.
The cast also includes Dan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Drew Starkey, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael Biehn and Alex Pereira, who plays The Butcher. Wingard directs from a script by Simon Barrett, based on a story by Wingard and Barrett. The pair previously worked together on You’re Next and The Guest, making Onslaught a notable return to the kind of original genre filmmaking that helped build Wingard’s reputation.
The trailer points to a film mixing military action, horror and survival thriller elements, with super soldiers described as a “new kind of weapon” and the “human equivalent of a heat-seeking missile.”
For CultureCues, Onslaught already has the makings of a very loud, very bloody A24 genre release. Adria Arjona leading an action-horror film from Adam Wingard is enough to get our attention, and the super-soldier set-up suggests this could be a fun, explosive ride. We are definitely looking forward to this one.
Onslaught is set for release in US cinemas on 4 September. A UK release date has not yet been confirmed.
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