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A24’s latest dive into horror is making noise again. Bring Her Back, the new film by Danny and Michael Philippou, is racking up praise and climbing Rotten Tomatoes with ease.

The Philippou brothers, known for their surprise hit Talk To Me, in 2023, have followed it up with another unsettling tale, this time centered around Sally Hawkins, who plays a woman caring for two foster kids while being drawn into a disturbing ritual. Alongside her stars a strong cast with the likes of Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, and Jonah Wren Phillips.

Bring Her Back Could Become A24’s Highest-Rated Horror

The movie already holds an impressive 93% on the Tomatometer from 41 reviews. That number might shift with time, but early signs suggest it’ll stay among the strongest showings for A24. If somehow the movie manages to crawl up to...

Bring Her Back unfolds in sun-washed suburbs that feel anything but safe, as two mourning siblings arrive at a foster home where kindness masks darker intent. Danny and Michael Philippou direct this 104-minute Australian horror, starring Sally Hawkins as Laura, Billy Barratt as Andy, Sora Wong as Piper and Jonah Wren Phillips as Oliver. Rated R, the film situates itself in a tradition of “trapped-in-a-house” terror infused with occult hints and visceral body-horror moments.

The Philippous root their story in cultural soil shaped by Australia’s gothic isolation and its emerging place on the global horror map, inviting comparisons to J-horror’s creeping dread and European folk-ritual narratives. Story unfolds as Andy, newly orphaned, vows to protect Piper, whose partial sight is rendered through shifting focus and misted lenses, while Laura’s initial warmth—an echo of Down Under neighborliness—gives way to ritualistic hair-snipping and silent ceremonies around an empty backyard pool.

While the words “trauma” and “grief” are often overused when discussing the horror genre, writer/directors Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou delivered an interesting twist on the concepts with their astounding directorial debut “Talk To Me,” which explored acceptance and obsession in a haunting manner. The brilliance of “Talk To Me” was in its specificity, as the Philippo brothers were able to create a unique vision in which “speaking to the dead” was made into a tangible plot device. “Talk To Me” wasn’t just impressive as a small, independent project that made use of its limited resources; it was also genuinely surprising how graphic, and often cynical the duo allowed themselves to be with a debut feature.

Their follow up film, “Bring Her Back,” is even more disturbing on a visceral level, its ability to unify the original mythology with compelling characterization leaves something to be desired. “Talk To Me...

Danny and Michael Philippou’s sophomore feature is another grief-driven horror that doubles down on the darkness with help from Sally Hawkins and a talented young ensemble.

In Bring Her Back, Billy Barratt and Sora Wong play Andy and Piper, two siblings who are sent to live with a seemingly warm foster mother, Laura (Hawkins), after coming home from school to discover their father’s dead body. Also mourning the death of her own daughter, Laura begins exhibiting disturbing behavior in her treatment of Andy and her other mute foster child Oliver (Jonah Wren Phillips), of which the partially-sighted Piper is blissfully ignorant.

While the Australian director brothers’ 2022 debut Talk to Me proved a youthful horror hit in its own right, their followup explores some of the same themes of grief and trauma through a much darker, more personal narrative that leaves viewers with a sense of both dread and hope.

In Talk to Me, Danny and Michael Philippou proved their potential. In Bring Her Back, they cement signatures littered with black clouds, broken hearts, and unrelenting bleakness. Not quite a shock considering Talk to Me’s emotional shackles, but Bring Her Back doubles down on festering misery. The problem is, Talk to Me abides by structured rules, whereas Bring Her Back languishes in ambiguity. The Philippous show instead of tell, which strips away narrative cohesiveness. Creepy and squirm-in-your-seat in spades, but also scattered and lost in translation between sadness and screams.

Danny and co-writer Bill Hinzman tear families to shreds and stitch the survivors together in Bring Her Back. Sight-impaired Piper (Sora Wong) and her older, protective brother Andy (Billy Barratt) enter the foster system after their father’s untimely demise. New mother Laura (Sally Hawkins), a child-care worker and counselor, seems splendid—but something’s off about Oliver (Jonah Wren Phillips...

Hey, remember one review ago when I said death sucks? Grief makes it worse.

Danny and Michael Philippou’s sophomore feature, “Bring Her Back,” is their second film about the misery and danger that comes from never letting go of the dead. Their first, “Talk to Me,” was an alarmingly assured debut, a truly frightening tale about a mourning teenager who abuses a mysterious relic to reach out to her dead mother. “Bring Her Back” is a film about a mother with her own grotesque method of dealing with the death of her daughter. They are similar films. They are not the same.

“Talk to Me” is a malevolent slumber party movie, a cautionary tale in which teenagers defy the rules and pay unholy consequences. “Bring Her Back” is also about a teenager, Andy (Billy Barratt), whose father dies unexpectedly. He wants to raise his younger, visually disabled sister, Piper...

The grief coursing through Bring Her Back presents itself with a forceful bluntness. At the start of this haunting second feature from the Australian directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou, Andy (Billy Barratt) and his sister Piper (Sora Wong) find their father (Stephen Phillips) lying on the bathroom floor. His corpse, bloodied from a fall and slick with water from the still-running shower, sears itself into their minds. And his death, as sudden as it is agonizing, sets off a series of ominous events.

In their debut Talk to Me, the Philippou brothers viscerally translated the emotional experience of cavorting with the spectral. They presented communing with the spirit world as an addictive high, and sharply rendered the pitfalls of adolescent ennui through bored teens testing the limits of a possessed totem. The longer the characters in Talk to Me spent with the cursed sculpture of a hand, the more...

Grief consumes directors Danny and Michael Philippou‘s follow-up feature, Bring Her Back. It fuels everything. The kind of primal, all-consuming agony that functions like a black hole, pulling everything nearby into its gravity and extinguishing light. The Philippous’ brand of grief horror is as visceral and brutal as you’d expect based on their feature debut Talk to Me, but without any of the vibrancy or hope. Instead, Bring Her Back operates on an unwavering and palpable feeling of dread and anguish from start to end.

The only truly carefree moment at all in the Philippous’ bleak sophomore effort comes with the opening scene that introduces protective older brother Andy (Billy Barratt) as he picks up his sister Piper (Sora Wong), who is blind, from the bus stop, mere moments after she tries and fails to make new friends. The tender moment between tight-knit siblings comes screeching to a...

The feel-bad movie of the year, "Bring Her Back" is so unapologetically disturbing that I wonder how a more casual moviegoer might react to it ... if they're brave enough to see it at all. The latest bit of venom from twin Australian filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou feels like the complete opposite of their breakout hit "Talk To Me." When I reviewed that film at Sundance, I commented that the vibes it was throwing off reminded me of the early work of Sam Raimi. It clearly had more of a budget than Raimi's iconic "The Evil Dead," but it featured a similar spook-a-blast tone. In other words, "Talk To Me" was fun even when it was being scary. There's no fun to be had with "Bring Her Back." While there are a handful of moments that might result in intentional laughs (the Philippous clearly have a twisted sense of...

Horror movies explicitly tackling grief are hardly a recent development, but it’s difficult to argue against the fact that we’ve seen this theme exploited at an increased output to less-satisfying results in the previous decade, adding unnecessary weight to even the sleaziest of slashers. I highly suspect twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou––the YouTubers-turned-cinematic sensations behind 2023’s excellent supernatural shocker Talk to Me––share those exact same reservations about the lazy utilizations of a universally relatable theme that have made their way into multiplexes on a near-weekly basis. Initially appearing to operate in the same realm of dark mysticism as their debut, the wildly ambitious sophomore effort Bring Her Back gradually reveals itself to be a direct statement on the cheap exploitation of grief, channeling the existential nihilism of French New Extremity works like Martyrs to explore just how unhealthy it is to process death at such a surface level.

Throughout “Bring Her Back,” foster mother Laura (Sally Hawkins) provides something like an impromptu version of descriptive audio to her nearsighted teenage ward Piper (Sora Wong). For a film devoted to rendering vision impairment with dignity by casting a young actress with the condition, these moments are a powerful nod to the importance of accessibility. They’re also a neat metaphor for a film that never transcends its own neat metaphor.

Continue reading ‘Bring Her Back’ Review: The Philippous Get Too Literal in Their ‘Talk to Me’ Follow-Up at The Playlist.

Australian filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou solidified A24’s signature horror reign with 2022’s twisted and evil-spirits-summoning “Talk to Me,” about a party game gone horrifyingly awry for a group of teen friends. They’ve upped the stakes with a more gruesomely disturbing but seriously, conceptually half-baked new thriller, “Bring Her Back,” in which Sally Hawkins is psychotically good and in an unhinged, manically grieving form we’ve never seen her in.

The British “Happy-Go-Lucky” and “Shape of Water” actress ever brings a touch of whimsy or furtive sadness to her roles, often as a woman with a secret. In “Bring Her Back,” her secrets are overwhelming every cell in her being as a foster mom, Laura, who is seriously unwell and taking desperate measures to resurrect the spirit of her own biological dead daughter — and in the flesh of one of the two foster children she’s inherited. Despite Hawkins’ commitment to the bit,...

Before YouTubers Danny and Michael Philippou’s (aka RackaRacka) feature directorial debut, Talk to Me, blew up at Sundance, this writer was an early detractor. Our review called it “very solidly-crafted… [but] simply boring.” However, we argued it had mainstream breakout potential, and we were right, as it was a massive financial success for indie studio A24. We also ended the review on a very particular note:

“The strong concept and polished execution are good enough to make whatever the Philippou brothers make next into an exciting prospect, even if their debut isn’t all there.”

Reader, we were absolutely right about that too, as their sophomore feature, Bring Her Back, is the most unsettling thing we have seen this year.

Bring Her Back Review

The Philippous’ latest follows two siblings who are forced into foster care after the untimely passing of their father, only for them to discover a disturbing...

So much of modern horror is entwined with the twin serpents of grief and trauma, but the way filmmakers rely on distancing effects or project a tone of ironic detachment onto their characters often prevents the horrors at the center of their works from truly resonating. That detachment, not to mention the propensity for metaphor, endemic to the works of so many of horror’s most promising luminaries in recent years can be probing and evocative, but really it exists to allow audience to look at tragedy from a safe vantage point.

With Danny and Michael Philippou, however, you’re in the bleeding thick of it. That was as true of Talk to Me, the Australian twin filmmakers’ feature directorial debut, as it is of their follow-up, Bring Her Back, an unreservedly soul-sick portrait of grief that comes from a place of such inflamed, naked vulnerability that it becomes almost unbearable to sit with.

Filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou—better known as RackaRacka—follow up their breakout success with A24’s “Talk To Me” with a new horror feature, “Bring Her Back.” Their debut film, released in 2022, introduced rising star Sophie Wilde and earned widespread acclaim, including high praise from “The Lord Of The Rings” director Peter Jackson.

Continue reading ‘Bring Her Back’ Trailer: Sally Hawkins Stars In Horror Filmmaker’s RackaRacka Latest A24 Chiller at The Playlist.

Sony Pictures UK has released a new official international trailer for ‘Bring Her Back.’

Plot details are thin on the ground but it is said to follow a brother and sister who uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother (Sally Hawkins).

Directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, the cast includes Sally Hawkins, Billy Barrat, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, and Sally-Anne Upton.

Also in trailers – “Strictly family time…” Trailer drops for sequel ‘Nobody 2’

The movie hits UK cinemas on August 1st.

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"How did you cope with Cathy being gone?" "I didn't." A24 has unveiled the second official trailer for the unsettling horror film Bring Her Back, the latest creation from the brothers Danny & Michael Philippou - the Australian filmmakers (also called "RackaRacka") who brought us Talk To Me back in 2023. In this new film, a brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. What is she up to? Who is she trying to bring back and why? Find out when this opens soon. Bring Her Back stars Sally Hawkins, along with Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, & Stephen Phillips. This is actually the fourth trailer we've posted for Bring Her Back so far, with two other teasers, and one other featurette recently as well. A24 is really working hard to make sure everyone knows about this horror movie - which...

One of the big horror releases ahead of the official start of summer is A24’s Bring Her Back, the second movie from Talk to Me directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou.

Two-time Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) stars in Bring Her Back, and a second official trailer has been released by A24 today. Watch it below.

This trailer features some bits of new footage from the film but mostly hypes up the positive reviews Bring Her Back has received in the wake of a recent screening for critics. “It follows you home,” Fangoria raves. Cinema Blend calls the film “deeply shocking,” while Discussing Film says that it delivers “gnarly, genuine terror.” All seem to agree that it’s a total “must see.”

Bring Her Back will release in theaters on May 30. Here’s the official synopsis…

A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at...

Exclusive: Aisling Walsh’s upcoming bio-pic Lucia, starring Maya Hawke as the titular Lucia Joyce, has sold into two major European territories within hours of being announced by sales company The Veterans.

Arp Sélection, which is in Cannes with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, has acquired French rights, while Vertigo Films has taken Spain. Its Cannes titles this year include Exit 8 and Young Mothers.

Walsh’s psychological drama biopic Lucia, stars Hawke as the troubled figure of Lucia Joyce opposite Rhys Ifans as her father, the celebrated Irish writer James Joyce.

Born in Trieste in 1907, as the second child of Ulysses writer Joyce and Nora Barnacle (later Nora Joyce), Lucia Joyce spent her early childhood in the cosmopolitan port city as well as Zurich, before the family moved to Paris in 1920, where she pursued her dream of becoming a dancer.

With a screenplay written by Michael Kinirons, the film...

It’s not technically summer yet, but May is usually when things start to heat up– both outside and at the movie theater. After the earlier frenzy of awards season, moviegoers can expect a more robust release schedule, with May being the official start of summer blockbuster season. While this May’s movies include the standard fare of superheroes and the eighth and final reckoning of an iconic action franchise, they also showcase a diverse slate of indie counter-programming, including horror, comedy, and romance. Read on to see which independent films we’re excited to watch in May.

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Why We’re Excited: One of the most exciting things about director Trey Edward Shults, a John Cassavetes Award winner at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, is that...

This article is part of ScreenRant's Exclusive Summer 2025 Movie Preview. Keep an eye out for the full feature later this week!

ScreenRant reveals a new image for the upcoming horror movie Bring Her Back. The film is directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, the brother-director duo behind the film Talk to Me. The upcoming supernatural horror movie is about a group of kids who are taken in by a foster mother, Laura (Sally Hawkins), only to find out that she will make them participate in a terrifying ritual. Bring Her Back features Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Mischa Heywood, Jonah Wren Phillips, Stephen Phillips, and Sally-Anne Upton. It is set for release on May 30.

As part of the Exclusive Summer 2025 Movie Preview, ScreenRant exclusively reveals a new image from Bring Her Back, depicting a solo shot of Hawkins. In a dimly lit scene, Laura sits alone at the edge of a bathtub.

Exclusive: Maya Hawke is set to play Lucia Joyce opposite Rhys Ifans as her father, the Irish writer James Joyce, in Aisling Walsh’s psychological drama biopic Lucia, which was written by Michael Kinirons.

The Veterans have boarded sales on the feature for a Cannes market launch.

The biopic is based on the life of Lucia Joyce, the talented but troubled daughter of James Joyce, who was briefly the lover of Samuel Beckett.

Hawke has amassed a veteran’s resume as an actor in less than a decade, working with auteurs such as Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and Gia Coppola, while also starring in Netflix’s TV show Stranger Things. Her other credits include Inside Out 2 (as the voice of Anxiety), Wildcat, which she starred in and co-produced, Maestro, The Good Lord Bird, Little Women, and more.

Ifans was seen most recently in Inheritance and House of the Dragon...

British comedian and director Simon Bird is behind a new wartime comedy, “Pretend I’m Not Here,” that boasts a high-profile cast that features Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”), Martin Freeman, and Matthew Broderick (“Only Murders In The Building”). The news hailing from trades such as Variety.

In the dark comedy set in WWII-era Netherlands, we see an ordinary couple hiding a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation.

Continue reading ‘Pretend I’m Not Here’: Martin Freeman, Sally Hawkins & Matthew Broderick To Star In WWII-Era Dark Comedy at The Playlist.

In honor of Mother’s Day, directors Danny & Michael Philippou (Talk to Me) screened their new movie for a group of moms — because only a mother’s love can Bring Her Back.

The psychological horror film opens in theaters May 30 from A24.

Bloody Disgusting is presenting early screenings in 13 cities across this country this Thursday, May 15. Get your free passes while supplies last.

Written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, a brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, and Stephen Phillips star.

Bring Her Back is rated “R” for strong disturbing bloody violent content, some grisly images, graphic nudity, underage drinking and language.

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Michael and Danny Philippou have an unusual and refreshing take on the horror genre. In their feature film directorial debut, Talk to Me, they proved that emotional stakes bring something special to scares. The two have taken that aesthetic with their latest, Bring Her Back. And, the other night, I got to see it for myself! To note, I sat in the very front row of the damn theatre in a packed house – a seat that can easily ruin a good movie – and it was mesmerizing. You can look out for a full JoBlo review later in the month, but there is much to love in this creepy examination of loss, which also just got a special Mother’s Day spot you can check out above!

After the screening, the audience tuned in for a live stream interview with Michael and Danny, and their enthusiasm for what we had just witnessed was invigorating.

Nearly two years after bludgeoning the box office with 2023’s Talk to Me, brothers Danny and Michael Philippou are back with A24 for Bring Her Back. The brothers’ hotly anticipated new slice of horror arrives May 29th, but Bloody Disgusting wants You to see the movie earlier than that. How early? Well, how about next week: Thursday, May 15th?

There are 13 special sneak screenings across the US, each of them presented by Bloody Disgusting. All screenings start at 7 Pm local. Grab Your Tickets Right Now!

Locations include…

— Atlanta – Springs Cinema

— Austin – Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar

— Boston – AMC Boston Common

— Chicago – AMC Newcity

— Dallas – Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands

— Denver – AMC 9 Co + 10

— Houston – Regal Edwards Houston Marq*e

— Philadelphia – AMC Cherry Hill 24

— Phoenix – Harkins Arizona Mills

— San Diego – AMC Mission Valley

— San Francisco – AMC Metreon

— St. Louis – Alamo Drafthouse City Foundry

— Washington, D.C. – AMC Georgetown

The upcoming A24 horror movie is...

With their 2022 debut feature and horror phenomenon Talk To Me, filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou established themselves as some of the most exciting new voices in genre filmmaking. Where that movie, in which teenagers chase the high of conjuring spirits to possess them at house parties, was partly inspired by the recklessness they’d experienced as high school students, it was grounded, and elevated, by a very real sense of consequences.

Now, two years after their breakout film, the Philippou’s follow-up is Bring Her Back, returning the writing-directing duo to an excavation of the horrors of suburban family life that is heightened by the deepest emotional shocks and gnarliest gore of any genre film in recent memory. A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

Starring Sally Hawkins, Billy Barrat, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton and more, Bring...

The sinister hand, outstretched and wanting, from Danny and Michael Philippou’s Talk to Me in 2022 feels perfectly symbolic of how their fans have felt in those two years waiting for the filmmakers' next release. Bring Her Backhas been described by the gruesome twosome as a “spiritual successor” to that film, also about grief, albeit in a different, darker way.

Last night across the country, audiences were treated to a sneak preview of the film ahead of its May 30, 2025 release, along with a Q&a from the brothers. The film centers on siblings Andy (Billy Barratt) and Piper. They are forced to enter into the foster care system, and discover that their foster mother (Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins) is definitely up to something at her secluded home in the woods.

Bring Her Back was written in tandem with Talk To Me, and coincided with a real-life loss their family was going through.

One of the biggest surprises in the world of horror in recent years was 2023's "Talk to Me." Hailing from A24, the acclaimed film served as the feature directorial debut of Danny and Michael Philippou, transitioning them from YouTube stars to A-list filmmakers. For their follow-up, the Philippou brothers have re-teamed with A24 for another wild horror ride in the form of "Bring Her Back." While it's still relatively early in the year, it's safe to say it features one of the best performances we're likely to find in the world of genre filmmaking in 2025, and it comes from an unexpected actress.

Sally Hawkins, a two-time Oscar nominee, leads the cast of "Bring Her Back" as Laura. While Hawkins is known best for her work in movies like "Paddington" and the Best Picture winner "The Shape of Water," this is Hawkins in a straight-up, uncompromising horror picture. Hawkins doesn't flinch and,...

Danny and Michael Philippou's Aussie supernatural shocker Talk To Me went on to earn $92 million worldwide and emerged as A24’s third-highest-grossing release of all time. The popular indie banner will be hoping to replicate the film's success with the siblings’ sophomore feature, and based on these first reactions, Bring Her Back is shaping up to be just as big a hit with horror hounds.

Though there are a couple of negative-leaning posts, the majority of critics who were invited to see the movie early were very impressed - although Bring Her Back does not sound like an easy watch (we'd expect nothing less).

The official synopsis doesn't tell us very much: “A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.”

Said brother and sister are played by Billy Barratt and Sora Wong, with the great Sally Hawkins playing against type as the foster mother.

Following the success of their feature debut, the horror film Talk to Me, the directing duo of Danny and Michael Philippou signed on to make a new film adaptation of the Street Fighter video game franchise, started developing a Talk to Me sequel titled Talk 2 Me, and let it be known that they had already shot some sort of Talk to Me prequel (but it’s not clear if or when we’ll get to see that footage), had an action drama project they’d like to make, and also had a horror script called Bring Her Back that they wanted to get into production. They were so dedicated to getting Bring Her Back made that they dropped Street Fighter in favor of their horror movie, which wrapped after 41 days of filming back at the start of August. The film is now heading toward a May 30 theatrical release date,...

The filmmaking duo behind 2022's horror hot Talk to Me, Danny and Michael Philippou, are set to return to the Hollywood spotlight with this year's terrifying new feature Bring Her Back. They have previously addressed how it could be harrowing yet fun for some viewers, but now the auteurs behind the supernatural horror film are saying that Bring Her Back could be "too much for some people." Could it be the year's scariest film? We'll have to wait until May 30, when it releases nationwide but, for now, you can check what they had to say below...

After shaking the industry with the unique and deeply upsetting Talk to Me, the Philippou brothers will return with yet another piece of nightmare fuel. Bring Her Back is based on Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman's screenplay, with the siblings leading again as directors. A24 participates again as the backing studio after being...

It looks like Danny and Michael Philippou won't be experiencing the sophomore slump. The brothers made their feature directorial debut with the supernatural horror film Talk to Me, which was well-received by critics and became A24's highest-grossing horror film. With a debut like that, all eyes are on what they'll do next, and audiences will get to see just that later this month with their upcoming release, Bring Her Back. The film had its first screening last night and, with the social media embargo lifted, it looks like the Philippou brothers are onto another horror movie hit.

The early reactions to Bring Her Back have been universally positive, with most of the first responses calling it "dread-inducing" and a "bleak exploration of grief." The movie is being touted as "one of the most original horror films" that some have seen in recent memory, and, even though the movie is...

Netflix subscribers will soon be treated to the latest adventure featuring the beloved marmalade-loving bear Paddington. The third installment in the character's live-action/CG animated film series, Paddington in Peru, is set to land on the streaming service later this month.

Beginning May 15, Paddington in Peru will be available to stream on Netflix. Released in November 2024 in the United Kingdom and in February 2025 in the United States, the third Paddington movie was another critical and commercial success for the beloved family-focused franchise. The threequel grossed over $191 million worldwide, bringing the franchise's collective box office total to over $600 million. Paddington in Peru was also well-received by reviewers, earning a 93% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes, which some moviegoers may be surprised to learn is actually the worst Rt score yet for the franchise.

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Bring Her Back:

"There's Some F*Cked Up Sh*T

In This Film. Spoiler Alert."

Watch the official first look at Bring Her Back, a twisted new possession horror from ‘Talk to Me’ directors Danny and Michael Philippou.

Starring Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, and Sally Hawkins.

— In Theaters Everywhere May 30 —



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It’s that time of the year when studios release their big Summer blockbusters, hoping to rake in the dough. But with large tentpole releases struggling, there seems to be a shift in the kinds of films we’re getting. Sure, we’re still getting our usual slew of Superhero fare, but the horror genre has never looked better. Horror has been such a proven commodity that it feels like we have more summer horror releases than ever before. And I can’t blame studios as horror has been a consistent moneymaker, usually for pretty cheap. So let’s parse through all the releases, and see which are worth a trip to the theater for. And a recent trailer may have dropped one off this list. Proving that not all trailers help build anticipation: some kill it completely.

Now let’s get into our 10 most anticipated horror movies of Summer...

Directors Danny and Michael Philippou are ready for the release of their next film, Bring Her Back, the horror movie that will see the siblings attempt to achieve the success they had with their 2022 debut, Talk to Me. Not much is known about the movie, aside from a few plot details, but now A24 has let the Philippous share their description of the movie: "Harrowing, traumatic and fun." Consider us officially excited about the movie opening nationwide on May 30.

Bring Her Back was written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman and directed by Danny and Michael Philippou. The same formula for Talk to Me is completed with producers Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton and, of course, backing studio A24. It stars Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Billy Barratt, Sally-Anne Upton, Stephen Phillips, Jonah Wren Phillips and Mischa Heywood, among others. The film's official plot synopsis goes as follows:

A brother and...

Filmmaker Danny Philippou describes Bring Her Back, which is not a sequel to Talk to Me, as harrowing, traumatic, and fun. A24’s latest look at the much-anticipated new original horror film from Danny and Michael Philippou is creepy and weird, and Michael promises it’s more psychological than Talk to Me.

Sally Hawkins (Wonka) stars along with Billy Barratt (Invasion), Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips (Sweet Tooth), and Sally-Anne Upton (Neighbours). The cast also includes Stephen Phillips (Apple Cider Vinegar) and Mischa Heywood (The Wonder Gang).

“A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother,” reads A24’s cryptic description. The Philippous write and direct, with Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton serving as producers.

Bring Her Back will open in theaters on May 30, 2025.

Poster for A24’s ‘Bring Her Back’

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Following the success of their feature debut, the horror film Talk to Me, the directing duo of Danny and Michael Philippou signed on to make a new film adaptation of the Street Fighter video game franchise, started developing a Talk to Me sequel titled Talk 2 Me, and let it be known that they had already shot some sort of Talk to Me prequel (but it’s not clear if or when we’ll get to see that footage), had an action drama project they’d like to make, and also had a horror script called Bring Her Back that they wanted to get into production. They were so dedicated to getting Bring Her Back made that they dropped Street Fighter in favor of their horror movie, which wrapped after 41 days of filming back at the start of August. The film is now heading toward a May 30 theatrical release date,...

A24 has built a reputation for harrowing stories, whether it's in horror, dramas, or comedies. With more exciting projects on the way, the studio has just unveiled the first look at one of its upcoming horror movies, Bring Her Back.

The film marks Danny and Michael Philippou's follow-up project after the successful Talk to Me. Described as a possession horror movie,Bring Her Back will premiere in theaters on May 30, and it stars two-time Oscar-nominated actress Sally Hawkins in the leading role. After an eerie teaser earlier this year, A24 has just debuted the official first look for Bring Her Back, which also features commentary from the two directors.

"There's some f*cked up shit in this film." Talk To Me directors Danny and Michael Philippou invite you back to the other side with their demented new possession horror Bring Her Back, in theaters May 30. pic.twitter.com/mxRnCS...

"Bring Her Back described in 3 words: harrowing, traumatic, and fun." Fun?! Uh oh. A24 has revealed a "First Look" promo featurette for the scary new horror film Bring Her Back, the latest creation from the brothers Danny & Michael Philippou - the Australian filmmakers (also called "RackaRacka") who brought us Talk To Me. It's ready for release at the end of May - one month to go. I still have really high hopes for this film. A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. What is she up to? Who is she trying to bring back and why? (View the full trailer.) Bring Her Back stars Sally Hawkins, with Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, and Stephen Phillips. This promo finally lets the two brothers Danny & Michael talk and explain the film and tease us about what's going on.

Bring Her Back directors Danny & Michael Philippou preview their “harrowing, traumatic, and fun” film in the new featurette below.

The Talk to Me filmmakers promise “some fucked up shit” when their sophomore effort possesses theaters May 30 from A24.

Written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, a brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

Sally Hawkins, Billy Barrat, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, and Stephen Phillips star.

Bloody Disgusting debuted a new image from the film yesterday as part of our Summer Horror Preview.

Bring Her Back is rated “R” for strong disturbing bloody violent content, some grisly images, graphic nudity, underage drinking and language.

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Talk to Me directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou are back this summer with the highly anticipated horror movie Bring Her Back. Bloody Disgusting’s exclusive Summer Preview 2025 sneak peek at the Philippous’ sophomore effort gives an ominous new peek at Two-time Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water) in the film.

Check out the image above and read our full Summer Preview now!

A24 will release Bring Her Back in theaters on May 30, 2025.

The upcoming A24 horror movie is rated “R” for “Strong disturbing bloody violent content, some grisly images, graphic nudity, underage drinking and language.“

Here’s the official plot synopsis…

A brother and sister uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Jonah Wren Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, Stephen Phillips, and Mischa Heywood also star in the film written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman.

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Principal photography has begun in Hungary on Walden Media and Weed Road Pictures’ Cold War thriller Billion Dollar Spy directed by Amma Asante, with Tony Goldwyn, Rufus Sewell, and Justin Theroux joining Russell Crowe on the cast.

Hanway Films handles international sales, and CAA Media Finance represents US rights.

The true story of Soviet spy Adolf Tolkachev stars previously announced Crowe in the lead, with Harry Lawtey as his Moscow-basedCIA handler Tom Lenihan, Vera Farmiga as Tolkachev’s wife Natasha, and Willa Fitzgerald as Lenihan’s wife Mae.

Bafta winner Asante, whose directing credits include Belle and A Way Of Life,...

Exclusive:MetFilm has unveiled a first look at Samuel Abrahams’ feature directorial debut Lady, starring The Ballad Of Wallis Island and Fleabag star Sian Clifford and Laurie Kynaston.

The comedy is produced by the UK’s MetFilm, with the company’s sales arm launching sales on the project at Cannes.

Lady, billed as a blend of mockumentary and magical realism, follows a lonely narcissistic aristocrat who dupes a struggling, opportunistic director into filming her every move. Her obsession with the spotlight takes a surreal turn when she starts becoming invisible.

It was shot entirely on location at Somerleyton Hall in...

Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins, and Martin Freeman have boarded Pretend I’m Not Here, the new comedy from BAFTA-winning director Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners). Cornerstone is set to launch international sales for the film at the Cannes market next month. CAA Media Finance is handling sales for the U.S.

Based on Hans Keilson’s novella Comedy in a Minor Key, Pretend I’m Not Here follows an ordinary Dutch couple who hide a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. As the arrangement stretches on, the emotional and practical challenges of living in close quarters with a stranger begin to reshape the trio’s dynamic in unexpected ways.

Pretend I’m Not Here is a Parkville Pictures and Lemming Film co-production developed with BBC Film with Cecilia Frugiuele and Olivier Kaempfer (Polite Society, The Miseducation of Cameron Post) producing. Production is scheduled to begin later this...

Simon Bird, the British comic best known for his role in “The Inbetweeners,” has lined up his second film as director following his 2019 feature debut “Days of the Bagnold Summer.”

“Pretend I’m Not Here,” described as a “compelling and comedic exploration of human relationships tested by extraordinary circumstances during WWII,” is set to star Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Matthew Broderick, Academy and BAFTA nominee Sally Hawkins and BAFTA and Emmy winner Martin Freeman.

Cornerstone will launch international sales and distribution at Cannes. Cornerstone and CAA Media Finance will co-rep US rights.

“Pretend I’m Not Here,” follows an ordinary couple who offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where, as per the synopsis, the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger “unfolds in unexpected ways.”

The film is a Parkville Pictures and Lemming Film co-production developed with BBC Film. Cecilia Frugiuele and Olivier Kaempfer,...

Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins and Martin Freeman are to star in UK director and actor Simon Bird’s next feature, Second World War-set comedy drama Pretend I’m Not Here, with Cornerstone launching international sales at Cannes.

An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways.

Cecilia Frugiuele and Olivier Kaempfer of the UK’s Parkville Pictures, the outfit behind Polite Society and Lollipop, co-produces with Dutch outfit Lemming Film. The film was developed with BBC Film. Production begins later...

Matthew Broderick, Sally Hawkins, and Martin Freeman have signed on to Simon Bird’s latest feature, Pretend I’m Not Here.

The film is described as a “compelling and comedic exploration of human relationships tested by extraordinary circumstances during WWII.” Cornerstone will launch international sales and distribution at Cannes. Cornerstone and CAA Media Finance will co-rep US rights.

The film’s synopsis reads: An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways.

Bird is best known for his role in the cult British comedy The Inbetweeners. As a director, his credits include Such Brave Girls and Days of the Bagnold Summer.

Pretend I’m Not Here is a Parkville Pictures and Lemming Film co-production developed with BBC Film. Cecilia Frugiuele and Olivier Kaempfer, whose previous productions include Polite Society, The Miseducation of Cameron Post,...