First Trailer for Anna Kendrick’s Directorial Debut ‘Woman of the Hour’
by Alex Billington
August 9, 2024
Source: YouTube
“We’re gonna have a great time together, Cheryl.” VVS Films in Canada has unveiled the first trailer for an indie thriller film titled Woman of the Hour, which is the feature directorial debut of Anna Kendrick. This premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last year, and still doesn’t even have a US release set yet. Strangely a year later and no announcement. VVS will debut this in Canada and it has a release set in a few other countries, but that’s it so far. Based on a true story, Rodney Alcala was a killer in the midst of a killing spree when he brazenly took part in, and won a date on, the popular TV game show “The Dating Game.” Kendrick also stars in this as Cheryl Bradshaw, the woman who appears on the show that night. TIFF says the film explores the idea that “when you’re confronted by the rage of men, the only way to make it out alive is to play the game.” This stars Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson, Tony Hale, Kathryn Gallagher, and Kelley Jakle. This looks damn good, offering a uniquely original and very cinematic take on this story.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Anna Kendrick’s film Woman of the Hour, via YouTube:
Original festival intro from TIFF: “In the 1970s Rodney Alcala went on a murder spree, luring women by posing as a photographer looking for models. Though already a registered sex offender and recently released from prison, he infamously appeared on ‘The Dating Game’, a show that introduced a set of three bachelors each week, hidden from view as a woman asked them amusing questions before choosing a winner to go on an all-expenses-paid trip with her… While this confrontation serves as the spine of the film, we’re taken backward and forward through time, exploring Alcala’s murders, with a performance by Daniel Zovatto that captures the disquieting hubris of a man who knows he’s operating in a world too skewed to catch him.” 😱
Woman of the Hour is directed by American actress turned filmmaker Anna Kendrick, making her feature directorial debut with this after executive producing a few films, including Alice, Darling. The screenplay is written by Ian MacAllister McDonald. It’s produced by Anna Kendrick, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules. This initially premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival last fall. VVS Films will debut Woman of the Hour in Canadian cinemas later in 2024. There’s no final US release date set yet – stay tuned.
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