The trailer for Men begins with Buckley’s character, Harper, arriving at a secluded house in the English countryside where she’s greeted by the seemingly friendly caretaker Geoffrey (Kinnear). Things seem innocent enough at first until Harper takes a bite of an apple from a tree in the garden, which seems to bother Geoffrey. He claims he’s joking, but his menacing tone suggests otherwise. Harper is also haunted by the image of a man falling as she stares out of a window in horror. It becomes clear that this man was her husband, and the recently widowed Harper has taken this trip as an escape from the tragic loss.
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The Men trailer continues with Harper confiding in a priest (also played by Kinnear) as she explains how her late husband mysteriously died falling off their balcony. Oddly enough, the priest implies it’s her fault, suggesting her husband committed suicide, to which she seems appalled. Things get even weird as Harper explores the rural English countryside, only to see the same man everywhere, all portrayed by Kinnear. This even includes a particularly creepy child who bares Kinnear stern face. The rest of the Men trailer shows haunting images of Kinnear and his many doppelgängers terrorizing Harper, as she asks, “what are you?”
Men is the next film by writer/director Garland, whose previous features include the psychological science fiction films Ex Machina and Annihilation. Garland also wrote and directed the limited FX series Devs, Starring Nick Offerman and Alison Pill. Similar to Men, the series featured a young software engineer (Sonoya Mizuno) who investigates the Silicon Valley tech company she works for after her boyfriend’s apparent suicide. Men will be Garland’s third outing as a feature film director. He is also credited with writing several films, including the sci-fi horror films Sunshine and 28 Days Later, both of which were directed by filmmaker Danny Boyle.
Buckley was recently nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in the 2021 film The Lost Daughter. In the film, she plays the younger version of the character portrayed by actress Olivia Coleman, who is also nominated for her performance. Buckley’s other recent credits include writer/director Charlie Kaufman’s 2020 surrealist film I’m Thinking Of Ending Things. She was also featured in supporting roles on the acclaimed HBO miniseries Chernobyl, as well as the fourth season of the FX anthology series Fargo.
Kinnear is best known for his role as MI6 employee Bill Tanner in the Daniel Craig James Bond films. Kinnear first played Tanner in 2008’s Quantum of Solace. He went on to reprise the role for Skyfall, Spectre, and more recently No Time To Die. Kinnear is also best known for playing the British Prime Minister in the particularly memorable first episode of the British sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror. The episode, titled The National Anthem, featured Kinnear’s Prime Minister as he’s forced to perform sexual intercourse with a Pig on live television after a member of the Royal family is kidnaped. Evidently, Kinnear is no stranger to taking on weird and disturbing roles.
Men will premiere in theaters on May 20th, 2022.
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