InThe Prodigy, a new horror-thriller from Orion Pictures, a mother struggles to raise “her young son whose disturbing behavior signals that an evil, possibly supernatural force has overtaken him. Fearing for her family’s safety, Sarah must grapple with her maternal instinct to love and protect Miles in favor of investigating what - or who - is causing his dark turn. She is forced to look for answers in the past, taking the audience on a wild ride; one where the line between perception and reality remains blurry.”
That’s what the synopsis tells us, anyway, but all of that isn’t super clear in the new trailer for the film, which hails from directorNicholas McCarthy(The Pact, At Devil’s Door) and screenwriterJeff Buhler(The Midnight Meat Train, Pet Sematary). Instead, we get some relatively non-threatening, vaguely menacing, and rather standard shots of a gifted young boy acting creepily. But with the pedigree of horror veterans behind the scenes, includingTripp Vinson(The Rite, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), here’s hopingThe Prodigyis saving the scares for the theater itself.
StarringTaylor Schilling(Orange Is the New Black),Jackson Robert Scott(It, AMC’sFear the Walking Dead),Peter Mooney(Burden of Truth, Rookie Blue),Colm Feore(Thor, Pearl Harbor)The Prodigyopens February 8th.
Check out the new trailer forThe Prodigybelow:
What’s wrong with Miles? From the producer of Exorcism of Emily Rose comes a new vision of unimaginable horror. Watch the full trailer for The Prodigy, starring Taylor Schilling and Jackson Robert Scott, in theaters February 8.#WhatsWrongWithMiles
If you were wondering where you saw Miles before, that’s Georgie fromIT; here’s hoping Robert Scott gets to grow out of “creepy kid” typecasting soon. And for a selection of images fromThe Prodigy(that all seem to be pulled from the same innocuous scene for some reason) as well as a creepy new poster, be sure to continue scrolling.
