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Teens Can't Stop Literally Exploding In New Horror Comedy Spontaneous Trailer
The new Spontaneous movie trailer for Paramount's upcoming sci-fi horror comedy, starring Katherine Langford and Charlie Plummer, is blowing up - literally. As movie theaters across the country start to reopen with limited seating, the film industry has begun to roll out a slate of movies that wrapped production before the coronavirus pandemic hit for the fall season. Among them is Spontaneous, an uncannily-timed coming-of-age love story about high school students graduating during a pandemic that causes their peers to physically explode around them.
Both of the film's romantic leads have gained recognition in the world of young adult programming. Langford began her career in Netflix's controversial teen drama 13 Reasons Why and has since had roles in Greg Berlanti's Love, Simon and Rian Johnson's Knives Out. Plummer most recently starred in Hulu's original limited series Looking for Alaska, created by The O.C.'s Josh Schwartz and based on John Green's novel of the same name. Yvonne Orji (Insecure), Hayley Law (Riverdale), Rob Huebel (Transparent), and Piper Perabo (Cheaper by the Dozen, Looper) will star alongside Langford and Plummer.
Paramount released the Spontaneous movie trailer, which can be viewed below. The film will premiere in limited theatrical release Oct 2, and Oct. 6 on demand. The movie is rated R for "teen drug and alcohol use, language and bloody images throughout" by the Motion Picture Association of America. Brian Duffield (The Babysitter, Underwater) wrote, directed, and produced the slapstick coming-of-age film, which will be his directorial debut.
In addition to the two leads, Langford and Plummer, who have showcased their ability to lead teen-geared properties, many of the supporting cast members have already demonstrated their comedy chops. For instance, Orji has risen to fame in her role as main character Issa Dee's best friend Molly on HBO's Insecure, while Huebel is known for his sketch comedy work in Adult Swim's Children's Hospital and MTV's Human Giant. The all-around solid cast coupled with the unique premise of Spontaneous should put it on horror fans' radar.
While the uncanny coincidence of a movie about a pandemic releasing during a real-life pandemic is unlikely to go unnoticed by viewers, in this case, life is imitating art: the film began production before "coronavirus" was even a word in most moviegoers' vocabulary. Awesomeness Films acquired the film rights to Spontaneous back in June 2016, adapting it from the novel of the same name by Aaron Starmer. With other massively popular titles under its belt - like To All the Boys I've Loved Before and the Hulu original comedy PEN15 - Awesomeness was likely the ideal home for an adaptation of Starmer's novel. However, time will tell whether audiences will show up to the theater for a movie about people in quarantine, or whether they'll catch Spontaneous when it releases a little later on demand.
Spontaneous releases in theaters October 2 and on-demand October 6.
