It stars Ashley Greene (THE TWILIGHT SAGA) and Sebastian Stan (CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER) as a couple who find themselves haunted by a malevolent spirit that gets all up in their grill. Their only hope maybe supernatural expert Patrick, played by a bespectacled and monotone Tom Felton. But even a hipster Draco Malfoy may not be enough to save them, because once you believe… you DIE!
Fair dos, but that poster, it’s a bit rapey, isn’t it? A subdued (almost docile), naked woman being grabbed by predatory, invasive hands, one even covering her mouth and two grabbing her elbows as if they were her breasts. Not cool, WB. Does she have to be naked? Ghost stories need chilling promotional material, but do you have to release a poster that should come with a trigger warning? That scene occurs in the trailer, and she has clothes on, although we still have a shot of her walking around in her undies while all the men all fully clothed. Mistreatment of women in horror films is nothing new, but that poster… Not on.
…and away goes the soap box. THE APPARITION is directed by Todd Lincoln in his feature film debut and is released the 24th of August.
