Universal and Blumhouse Productions dropped a trailer forFreaky, giving an early glimpse of what can be expected when you mix serial killers with high school drama and body-swapping mechanics. The man tasked with envisioning all this is none other than Christopher Landon, who was behind the mega successful comedy horror filmsHappy Death DayandHappy Death Day 2U.
Starring Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers) and Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies), with the latter being the innocent unpopular teenage protagonist who gets body-swapped into Vaughn’s serial killer vessel body only to see her impostor tear it up in her school’s social hierarchy, the trailer shows off the pair’s antics in this crazy setting, while making fun of the usual horror and teenage movie tropes, much in the same way recentcomedy horrorfilms likeZombielandcontinue to do sofor what is turning into an ever increasingly present formula in Hollywood.
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Though the basicFreaky Fridayplot is no stranger to the big screen, TV or even theater, this marks the first time that Mary Rodgers’s book serves as inspiration for something not overseen by Disney, taking a big leap to what seems to be an increasingly more fresh and welcoming genre. It even prompted Stephen King to chime in on Twitter, singing praises for the trailer and jokingly throwing in Vince Vaughn’s name for an Oscar nomination.
With it Blumhouse also continues to show their faith in Landon’s work, who aside from directingHappy Death Daywas in charge of the four entries in theParanormal Activityseries and, to lesser success, co-wrote 2016’sViral.
While the trailer screams for what would have perhaps been a Halloween night release, with the massive amount ofdelays seen throughout the whole entertainment industrydue to Covid-19,Freakyis still looking to squeeze in a scary showing with an advertised premiere date for theaters on November Friday the 13th.
IfFreakycan match Landon’s recent commercial and critical performance, it could be another winning entry to add to his portfolio; if not, then at least it served to showcase Vince Vaughn as a 17-year-old girl.
