In a relatively quiet year at Sundance, one of the films that is emerging as a must-see is Opus, and a big reason is its star, Ayo Edibiri. The busy star of The Bear will hit Park City with a horror film by writer/director Mark Anthony Green that has already been acquired by A24 for release this March.
A24 has dropped the first trailer for Opus ahead of its world premiere in a few days. The film stars Edibiri as a writer invited to attend a private concert from a pop star who vanished 30 years earlier. There, she’s surrounded by the star’s cultish fans and what feels like the beginnings of a twisted plan.
Edibiri is joined in the cast by John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Rosario Dawson, Amber Midthunder, Young Mazino, and Tatanka Means. The film marks Green’s directorial debut, following his award-winning short film Trapeze.
Opus has its world premiered in Sundance on January 27th, before hitting theaters on March 14th.
SYNOPSIS: A young writer (Ayo Edebiri) is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star (John Malkovich) who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star’s cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.
