Today, we’re happy to debut an exclusive clip for the upcoming horror thriller,Temple. FromYou’re NextandThe GuestwriterSimon BarrettandMike Macari, executive producer of The Ring trilogy,Templefollows three American tourists searching for an ancient temple, who stumble into a paranormal nightmare on their journey. When Kate (Natalia Warner) recruits her boyfriend (Brandon Sklenar) and her oldest friend (Logan Huffman) for a trip to explore Japan, tensions begin to rise between the trio as they follow a mysterious map through the jungles of Japan on the hunt for the titular temple and discover a much more sinister force than they bargained for.
Our exclusive clip teases the spooky action, when the trio finally makes their way to the haunted historical grounds, start poking around, and quickly start to realize they’ve traveled to the wrong destination. The clip also shows off a bit of the film’s mixed media format, which embraces elements of both found footage and traditional filmmaking.Templemarks the directorial debut fromMichael Barrett, veteran Director of Photography behindKiss Kiss Bang Bang,Ted, andEverything Must Go, and also starsAsahi UchidaandNaoto Takenaka. Screen Media Films drops the film in theaters and on VOD on September 1.
Here’s the official synopsis forTemple:
“Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.”
