In The Earth Trailer Ben Wheatley Returns To Grisly Horror Roots

The official synopsis for “In the Earth” from Neon reads: “As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and a park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run. Through the night, their journey becomes a terrifying voyage through the heart of darkness, the forest coming to life around them.”

IndieWire senior film critic David Ehrlich awarded “In the Earth” a B+ review out of Sundance earlier this year, writing, “Ben Wheatley’s fun, gnarly, and resourceful micro-budget pandemic movie redefines what it means to commune with nature…It’s a micro-budget horror movie every bit as ancient and elemental as its title suggests; a gnarly and largely satisfying nightmare about someone who tries to leave the coronavirus behind, only to wander into the dark heart of an eternal struggle.” Related ‘Infinity Pool’ Trailer: Alexander Skarsgård Kills His Doppelgänger in Brandon Cronenberg’s Latest Anne Hathaway Reveals ‘Mother’s Instinct’ Was Her ‘Hardest Role’ Ever: It Shows ‘My Worst Fear’ Related Oscars 2023: Best Documentary Feature Predictions Oscars 2023: Best Makeup and Hairstyling Predictions
“I wanted to make a film that was contextualized in the moment,” Wheatley says of “In the Earth” in the film’s press notes. “Movies I was seeing that had been made but released during the pandemic felt very old-fashioned. No one is talking about what has just happened…Covid is going to mark a generation. It felt like making a film in 1946 and not referencing the fact that everyone had just gone through the second world war.” Wheatley continued, “In that retrospect, I wanted to make something that would be immediate. To talk about this moment. I wanted to make something about the experience I was having right now. And I think that is what horror cinema should be. It takes the moment that we are living in and puts it into a genre.” Neon will release “In the Earth” in theaters beginning April 30. Watch the official trailer for the horror movie below.