Lionsgate has released the first trailer for their upcoming thrillerSpinning Man, along with the first poster.Guy Pearcestars alongside Pierce Brosnan and Minnie Driver in this taut and twisty thriller, which serves as a gripping examination of crime, punishment, and conscience. While Guy Pearce’s character may seem on the outside to be a harmless family man, he may be hiding a deadly secret.
Evan Birch (Guy Pearce) is a family man and esteemed professor at a distinguished college, where his charm and reputation have made his philosophy class very popular. When a female student named Hannah goes missing, Evan’s previous off-campus dalliances make his wife (Minnie Driver) question his alibi. Gruff police Detective Malloy (Pierce Brosnan) has even more reason to be suspicious when crucial evidence makes Evan the prime suspect in Hannah’s disappearance. Suddenly, the questions Evan faces aren’t merely academic, they’re a matter oflife or death.
Director Simon Kaijser’s taut and twistySpinning Manalso stars Jamie Kennedy (The Screamseries,Ghost Whisperer) and Clark Gregg (The Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.LD.). It also features newcomers Odeya Rush (Lady Bird), Alexandra Shipp (X-Men: Apocalypse,Straight Outta Compton), and Freya Tingley (Once Upon a Time). Simon Kaijser directs from a script by Matt Aldrich, based on George Harrar’s book of the same name, with Keith Arnold and Ellen Wander producing. While April isn’t always the busiest month at the box office, there will be plenty of competition for theR-rated thriller.
WhileSpinning Manisn’t expected to get a nationwide theatrical release, it will arrive in theaters and on VOD formats April 6, the same date that Paramount’s thrillerA Quiet Place, Universal’s R-rated comedyBlockersand Entertainment Studios' thrillerChappaquiddick. Also opening in limited release that weekend is Cohen Media Group’s upcoming documentarySpiraland Great Point’s dramaWhere’s Kyra?. It will also arrive just over a week before thehighly-anticipated adaptationof Ernest Cline’s novelReady Player One, which hits theaters on March 28.
Simon Kaijser is a Swedish director who makes his English-language directorial debut with this thriller, after making Swedish films such asStockholm Eastand directing a number of mini-series such asBefore We DieandLife in Squares. Matt Aldrich made his screenwriting debut with the 2007 filmCleaner, starring Samuel L. Jackson, and he also co-wrote the Disney Pixar hitCocowith co-director Adrian Molina, which set a newMexican box office record. Take a look at the new trailer and poster below, courtesy ofLionsgate YouTube.
