New Line is billing their new thriller Companion as having come from “the unhinged creators of Barbarian,” the shock hit horror movie from 2022. That film was written and directed by Zack Cregger, who’s concerned in Companion — however solely as a producer. Companion was really written and directed by Drew Hancock, whose earlier efforts embody creating the TV sequence My Lifeless Ex and writing for Surburgatory and Blue Mountain State. 

Its two stars are Yellowjackets’ Sophie Thatcher and The Boys’ Jack Quaid. As for the premise, it’s not solely clear from the trailer, however you’ll get a reasonably good sense of the vibes not less than (which do appear kind of Barbarian-y, but in addition fairly totally different totally different in some methods, significantly by way of visible type and setting).

Watch the brand new Companion trailer under:

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Right here is the barebones official synopsis for Companion. It’s not going to present you rather more to work with, and the comp to The Pocket book is just a little odd…

New Line Cinema — the studio that introduced you “The Pocket book” — and the unhinged creators of “Barbarian” cordially invite you to expertise a brand new form of love story…

Companion is scheduled to open in theaters on January 31, 2025. There are sometimes a whole lot of style motion pictures launched presently of yr; some fairly crummy, and a few sneakily nice. Let’s hope Companion matches into the latter class.