Newborn, which is described as being “an emotionally charged, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller that will stay with audiences long-after the end credits roll,” is set to receive a theatrical release – exclusively in AMC theatres – on April 10th. With that date right around the corner, a trailer for the film, which stars David Oyelowo of Lawmen: Bass Reeves, has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.
Synopsis
Written and directed by Nate Parker, who runs the joint production and distribution label Mansa Studios with Oyelowo, Newborn follows Chris Newborn (Oyelowo) who after serving seven years in solitary confinement seeks to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family only to find that freedom has become a terrifying psychological battleground. I have to say, it’s a relief to find out the movie is called Newborn because it’s the guy’s last name and not because there’s a baby at the center of the thrills. Newborn horror peaked with Rosemary’s Baby and It’s Alive.
Parker and Oyelowo produced the film alongside Aaron L. Gilbert and Christina Lee Storm.
Oyelowo is joined in the cast by Olivia Washington (I’m a Virgo), Barry Pepper (Saving Private Ryan), and Jimmie Fails (The Last Black Man in San Francisco).
Long-Awaited Release
Deadline notes that the film, which was originally known as Solitary, went into production in 2020… and then, for years, it was an unreleased mystery, as it “had to contend with the COVID period, and an increasingly challenged space for indie film distribution.” AMC got on board with a vote of distribution confidence around the holidays, and now we’re just weeks away from the movie finally making its way out into the world.
Nikkole Denson-Randolph, Chief Content Officer, AMC Theatres, provided the following statement: “Newborn is the kind of bold, provocative, and original storytelling that comes alive on the big screen. We’re proud to be the exclusive exhibitor supporting a release model that prioritizes theatrical.“
Oyelowo added, “When it came to our distribution goals, AMC truly understood the empowering direct-to-consumer nature of the partnership we were seeking for our film while embracing the non-algorithmic yet immersive experience we wanted the audience to have.”
Parker said, “It was essential to us that audiences experience this emotionally charged, edge-of-your-seat thriller together—on the biggest possible stage, and AMC provides both scale and a dedicated audience.“
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