Universal Pictures today revealed a first look at the Jordan Peele (Nope, Get Out) produced film, HIM, the sports-themed horror starring Marlon Wayans (Air, Scary Movie) and Tyriq Withers (Tell Me Lies, Atlanta). The film will premiere in theaters on September 19.
HIM also stars Julia Fox (Uncut Gems, No Sudden Move), Tim Heidecker (Killing It, Us), and Jim Jefferies (The Jim Jefferies Show, Legit). MMA heavyweight fighter Maurice Greene and hip hop phenoms Guapdad 4000 and Grammy nominee Tierra Whack will make their feature film debuts as well.
The synopsis reads, “HIM stars former college wide-receiver Tyriq Withers as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life, and identity, to football. On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma. Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), a legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar, offers to train Cam at Isaiah’s isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife, Elsie White (Julia Fox). But as Cam’s training accelerates, Isaiah’s charisma begins to curdle into something darker, sending his protégé down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for.”
HIM is directed by Justin Tipping (Kicks, Joe vs. Carole) from an acclaimed Black List screenplay by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie (Limetown) and by Justin Tipping. The film is produced by Ian Cooper (Nope, Us), Peele, Win Rosenfeld (Candyman, Lovecraft Country) and Jamal M. Watson (Hala, Sprinter) for Monkeypaw Productions and is executive produced by David Kern (The Bikeriders, Candyman) and Monkeypaw’s Kate Oh.
Check out the teaser for HIM below.
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