The first poster for the upcoming mystery thriller filmMissingstarringStorm Reid(HBO’sThe Last of Usseries) has been revealed. The film about a daughter searching for her mother is set to release exclusively in theaters at the start of next year on August 15, 2025.
The new poster showcases the film’s central premise, as well as its focus on technology through the use of a broken phone. In the cracked phone, we see a text conversation between Reid’s character June and her mother, played byNia Long. What starts off happy enough with June’s mom talking about how excited she is to see her quickly becomes worrying when June sends multiple messages wondering where her mom is with no replies. The final message is worried “Mom?” but the message is unable to be delivered. The poster also has the tagline “No one disappears without a trace.”
The story ofMissingfollows June as she tries to track down her mom, who has gone missing on a vacation to Colombia with her new boyfriend, played byKen Leung. Stranded in Los Angeles, June uses the modern technology that she has to try and track down her mom before something terrible happens but ends up learning some secrets about her mother that might turn the whole situation upside down.
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Missingis written and directed byWill MerrickandNick Johnsonwith the screenplay being based on a story bySev OhanianandAneesh Chaganty. Ohanian and Chaganty were the writers of the 2018 filmSearchingthat saw Chaganty also serve as the film’s director.Missingis a standalone sequel to that film, reversing that film’s premise of a father searching for his daughter through the use of modern technology. Both Chaganty and Ohanian serve as producers onMissingalong withNatalie Qasabian. Executive producers on the project areTimur Bekmambetov,Adam Sidman, andJo Henriquez. Along with Reid, Long, and Leung, the cast also includesJoaquim de AlmeidaandAmy LandeckerwithDaniel Henney.
Missingwill premiere in theaters on July 05, 2025. You can check out the new poster for the film as well as read its official synopsis down below:
From the minds behindSearchingcomes ‘Missing,’ a thrilling roller-coaster mystery that makes you wonder how well you know those closest to you. When her mother (Nia Long) disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s (Storm Reid) search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers…and when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that she never really knew her at all.
