Imagine an apocalypse scenario where you physically cannot exit your home. Some unseen force keeps you locked inside, and you can’t break through the walls or windows to find an escape route. Terrifying, right? But what if you were confined with Wagner Moura, star of The Secret Agent and Civil War, or Greta Lee, whose many credits include Past Lives, Tron: Ares, and the upcoming Toy Story 5? The situation would suddenly become a lot more bearable.
At least, it would be for audience members who are fans of those charming actors. The characters in The Last House might still feel some panic at their situation. Directed by Louis Leterrier (Fast X, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), The Last House arrives this summer on Netflix. The first trailer is here to make you reconsider ever ditching the big city for the tree-lined streets of suburbia. More peaceful and chill? Not a chance! Even if Wagner Moura lives next door!
Here’s the official synopsis: “A family of four is suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.”
The dwindling resources get just a quick nod in this trailer, which is much more focused on whatever the hell is lurking in the forbidden exterior. Nature starts reclaiming the backyard, and then things turn decidedly supernatural. Or could this be the handiwork of extraterrestrials?
Between The Last House and another August release about a family trying to survive in a formerly quiet neighborhood where things have gone very awry, The End of Oak Street, we’re sensing a trend emerging. The Last House gets there first, arriving on Netflix August 7.
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