Last month, fans got their first real look atThe Belko Experiment, the terrifying new workplace thriller which comes from writerJames Gunn(Guardians of the Galaxy) and directorGreg McLean(Wolf Creek), with a newred band trailer. While we wait for the next batch of footage to come through, Blumhouse Tilt has dropped the first poster, which teases some of the mayhem that’s in store for the fans. The one-sheet even includes a critic’s quote, which claims this movie is, “Office SpacemeetsBattle Royale.”
The poster was unveiled on Twitter earlier today, showing an unspecified office employee using a bulky tape dispenser to bludgeon one of his co-workers to death. This is not the story of one crazed employee going on an office-wide rampage, but something far more sinister entirely. On what appears to be a normal day atBelko Industries, Belko employees are horrified when they find out that they’ve become guinea pigs in a company-wide experiment which will lead them to either kill their fellow employees or be murdered themselves.
The experiment is masterminded by a mysterious voice which is controlling the loud speaker and instructing the employees to slaughter each other by any means necessary. The diverse cast is lead byJohn Gallagher Jr.,Tony Goldwyn,Michael Rooker,David Dastmalchian,Owain YeomanandJohn C. McGinley. Thesupporting castis rounded out byAdria Arjona,Melonie Diaz,Sean Gunn,Steve Agee,Valentine Miele,Gail Bean,Steven Blakeheart,Rusty Schwimmer,Josh Brener,David Del Rio,Abraham Benrubi,Joe Fria,Ben Davis,James Earl,Brent SextonandMikaela Hoover. The film held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, but it remains to be seen if it will continue on the festival circuit before it debuts in theaters this spring.
Blumhouse Tilt has issued a March 17release dateforThe Belko Experiment, which will go up against two very different but highly-anticipated movies. Disney will release their live-action adaptation ofBeauty and the Beaston March 17, which is shaping up to be one of this year’s early blockbusters, after setting new records for trailer views last year. It will also go up against A24’s indie action comedyFree Fire, which boasts a cast that includes Oscar winnerBrie Larson,Armie Hammer,Cillian MurphyandSharlto Copley. This could turn out to be quite the competitive weekend at the box office for all three films.
Production took place in Bogota, Columbia last summer, withJames Gunnproducing alongsidePeter Safran. Just a few months afterThe Belko Experimenthits theaters, frequent collaboratorsMichael Rookerand directorJames Gunnwill bring fans their highly-anticipated sequelGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which kicks off the summer movie season on May 5. WhileThe Belko Experimentisn’t expected to bring in the kind of box office numbersGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2will, it still could certainly become a sleeper hit of this spring. Take a look at the new poster forThe Belko Experimentbelow.
