DON'T MOVE Trailer (2024) Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock

DON'T MOVE Trailer (2024) Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock

DON'T MOVE Trailer (2024) Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock
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Netflix has some good old Sam Raimi-approved thrills in store this Halloween.

During the streamer’s Geeked Week fan event on Thursday, Netflix debuted the trailer for its upcoming Raimi-produced thriller Don’t Move, which premieres Oct. 25 and stars Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock in a game of cat-and-mouse.

A grieving woman (Asbille) hoping to find solace deep in an isolated forest encounters a stranger (Wittrock) who injects her with a paralytic agent. As the agent gradually takes over her body, she must run, hide and fight for her life before her entire nervous system shuts down.

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Written by T.J. Cimfel and David White, the film was directed by Adam Schindler and Brian Netto. In addition to Sam’s Raimi Productions, Capstone Studios and Hammerstone Studios also served as producers.

Don’t Move was filmed in Bulgaria last summer, during which the production was granted a SAG-AFTRA waiver to complete filming amid the Hollywood strikes.

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Kelsey Asbille learns the hard way not to trust strangers in the woods in the trailer for Netflix‘s thriller feature Don’t Move.

The streamer released the promo during its Geeked Week fan event in Atlanta on Thursday ahead of the movie debuting Oct. 25. Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell and Daniel Francis round out the cast for the film from directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, with Sam Raimi as a producer.

Don’t Move centers on a woman who is grieving in an isolated forest when she meets a stranger. The man ends up injecting her with a paralytic agent, giving her limited time to seek help before her entire nervous system completely shuts down.

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“At minute one, your fine motor skills will start to go,” a mysterious voice says in the trailer. “At minute 10, your legs will begin tingling. At minute 15, your legs will give out altogether. At minute 18, your breathing will become labored. And just before everything shuts down on you — your voice.”

Adam Schindler and Brian Netto helmed the film from a script by T.J. Cimfel and David White. Raimi, Zainab Azizi, Alex Lebovici, Christian Mercuri and Sarah Sarandos serve as producers.

Asbille is known for playing Monica Dutton on the hit series Yellowstone. She has recurred on such shows as Fargo and Teen Wolf.

Wittrock has collaborated on multiple projects with producer Ryan Murphy, which includes the Emmy-nominated actor’s work in the American Horror Story franchise, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and Ratched.

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Directed by
Adam Schindler
Brian Netto
Written by
T.J. Cimfel
David White
Produced by
Sam Raimi
Zainab Azizi
Alex Lebovici
Christian Mercuri
Sarah Sarandos
Starring
Kelsey Asbille
Finn Wittrock
Daniel Francis
Cinematography Zach Kuperstein
Edited by Josh Ethier[1]
Music by
Mark Korven
Michelle Osis
Production
companies
Raimi Productions
Hammerstone Studios
Capstone Studios
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
October 25, 2024
Country United States
Language English
Don't Move is an upcoming American horror-thriller film starring Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock and Daniel Francis. It was directed by Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, and written by T.J. Cimfel and David White. It is scheduled to be released by Netflix on October 25, 2024.

Premise
The plot is about "a seasoned killer who injects a grieving woman with a paralytic agent. She must run, fight and hide before her body completely shuts down".[2]

Cast
Kelsey Asbille[2]
Finn Wittrock[2]
Daniel Francis as a police officer[3]
Moray Treadwell[4]
Production
In December 2022, it was reported that Adam Schindler and Brian Netto would direct the horror thriller Don't Move, written by T.J. Cimfel and David White.[5] It was produced by Sam Raimi and Zainab Azizi of Raimi Productions, Christian Mercuri's Capstone Studios, Alex Lebovici of Hammerstone Studios, and Sarah Sarandos.[2][6]

In May 2023, Kelsey Asbille and Finn Wittrock were cast in lead roles.[2] Principal photography took place in Bulgaria from June to late July 2023.[7][2] Two days before completion, production was granted an interim agreement to continue filming during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[7][8] Mark Korven and Michelle Osis scored the film.[9]

Release
In November 2023, Signature Entertainment acquired the distribution rights for the United Kingdom and Ireland.[10] In April 2024, Netflix bought worldwide rights.[11] The film is scheduled to be released on October 25, 2024.[4]

References
"Josh Ethier, ACE" (PDF). Worldwide Production Agency. July 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
Ritman, Alex (May 15, 2023). "Cannes: Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock to Lead Horror Don't Move for Sam Raimi, Barbarian Exec Producer Alex Lebovici (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
Ritman, Alex (July 10, 2023). "Small Axe, Bridgerton Season 3 Star Daniel Francis Joins Sam Raimi Horror Film Don't Move (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
Squires, John (August 28, 2024). "Netflix's Halloween Horror Lineup Includes Slasher Time Cut, The Platform 2 and More". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
Bergeson, Samantha (December 20, 2022). "Sam Raimi Announces Next Film Don't Move to Be Helmed by 50 Stages of Fright Co-Directors". IndieWire. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
Gajewski, Ryan (September 20, 2024). "Sam Raimi-Produced Netflix Thriller Don't Move Debuts Trailer With Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
Kay, Jeremy (July 19, 2023). "Sam Raimi horror, The Watchers among new indie shoots approved by SAG-AFTRA". Screen Daily. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
Kroll, Justin (July 19, 2023). "Ishana Night Shyamalan's The Watchers & Sam Raimi's Don't Move Among Latest Projects Granted SAG-AFTRA Waivers To Shoot During Strike". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
"Mark Korven & Michelle Osis Scoring Adam Schindler's & Brian Netto's Don't Move". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
Ramachandran, Naman (November 1, 2023). "Sam Raimi-Produced Horror Thriller Don't Move Acquired for U.K., Ireland by Signature Entertainment (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
Donnelly, Matt (April 9, 2024). "Netflix Acquires Horror-Thriller Don't Move Produced by Sam Raimi (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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The latest trailer has been released for Don't Move. Starring Yellowstone's Kelsey Asbille, Don't Move is an upcoming Netflix horror thriller about a serial killer who injects a young woman with a substance that will eventually paralyze her. This substance is time-delayed, however, so the film's lead must run and fight for her life as her body shuts down in stages. In addition to Asbille, Don't Move features a leading cast including Finn Wittrock, Daniel Francis, and Dylan Beam.

Now, Netflix has released the trailer for Don't Move. The trailer opens with a seemingly serene bird-filled soundscape being interrupted by a woman struggling through a field. While she is struggling to breathe, a voiceover reveals that the woman has been given a "special relaxant." This is later revealed to be a time-delayed paralytic agent that has increasing effects as each minute passes. The paralytic agent also affects the woman's voice, leaving her struggling to get help as she continues through the wilderness.

What This Trailer Reveals About Don't Move
Time And Sound Will Be Key Elements
Don't Move Kelsey Asbille sitting on the forest floor struggling
The Don't Move trailer incorporates several elements that will likely be central in the serial killer movie. For one, there is the element of time. Time comes into play in several ways within the trailer, most notably in the explanation of how the lead's 20-minute progression to paralysis works. It also features in the soundscape with the ticking and alarm of the main character's smartwatch, which ticks at the end of the trailer, indicating the beginning of her paralysis.

As a one-woman survival story, Don't Move puts everything on Asbille's shoulders, and if she shines, it could be great for her career.

Sound itself also seems to be a crucial element in Don't Move. About halfway through the trailer is when this drug's effect on the voice is revealed, and while the clip begins with the protagonist's labored and audible breathing, the trailer progressively features less and less sound. The noises that surround the otherwise-silent character are terrifying, including the rushing torrent of a river, which will pose a threat to the lead.

Our Take On The Don't Move Trailer
The Netflix Thriller Is A Great Chance For Kelsey Asbille To Shine
Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille hold each other in Yellowstone
While I am compelled by multiple aspects of the Don't Move trailer, the factor that will make or break the film is the lead performance by Asbille. She has shown her chops before by playing Monica Dutton in Yellowstone, but Don't Move is really her chance to break out into a leading film role, after largely being limited to TV and background characters. As a one-woman survival story, Don't Move puts everything on Asbille's shoulders, and if she shines, it could be great for her career.

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When Sam Raimi’s name is attached to something, you know it’s going to be a winner. And now that we have the debut trailer for the Raimi-produced horror movie, Don’t Move, we can confirm that it looks absolutely terrifying. Starring Kelsey Asbille (Yellowstone) and Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story), the chilling movie centers around one woman’s by-chance encounter with a weirdo in a forest who, as per the synopsis, “injects her with a paralytic agent” (this is why we would pick the bear every time). The benevolent folks at Netflix have chosen to gift us with this first look at Don’t Move as part of their ongoing Geek Week festivities and the terror is certain to chill viewers to the bone.

Wittrock has always unsettled us since he appeared as the sociopathic Dandy in American Horror Story: Freak Show but he’s taking his villain era to new heights in the teaser for Don’t Move. The opening sequence focuses on Asbille’s character as she crawls and gasps her way across the forest floor while a voiceover of Wittrock’s character plays overtop informing her that she’ll soon not be able to move anymore. As he explains the order in which her body will quickly begin to shut down, the woman sets a timer on her watch for 20 minutes — the time in which she’s been told it will take until she’s completely paralyzed. Throughout the trailer, she hides from her pursuer and even finds a police officer who could help if only she hadn’t lost her voice. Pushing herself for survival, all she can do is lie still as her alarm goes off at the 20-minute mark before the teaser cuts out.

Who Else Is Involved With ‘Don’t Move’?

While the movie will also feature performances from Daniel Francis (Stay Close) and Skye Little Wing Dimov Saw (Red Sonja), the movie’s story really falls on the backs of Asbille and Wittrock’s top-tier work. The production is co-directed by Adam Schindler (50 States of Fright) and Brian Netto (Intruders), with TJ Cimfel (No Tell Motel) and David White (Chicago Noir) co-penning the script. Of course, the movie’s producer, Raimi, has long been one of the biggest names in Hollywood, having previously helmed incredible titles like The Evil Dead, A Simple Plan, the Spider-Man trilogy, Drag Me to Hell, and, most recently, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Over the past decade, the filmmaker has primarily turned his focus to producing projects including Boy Kills World, 65, and Umma.

You can check out the trailer for Don’t Move above and watch it on Netflix on October 25.
With horror movie season heating up, there’s plenty of new thrillers, ghost stories, and slasher films hitting streamers in the next several weeks. So what’s on Netflix’s release schedule? At their Geeked Week event last night, the streamer revealed one of their selections for the 2024 spooky season: “Don’t Move,” starring “Yellowstone” actress Kelsey Asbille.

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Asbille stars in the thriller as a woman caught in a cat-and-mouse game deep in the woods with someone who injected her with a paralytic agent. Here’s an official synopsis of “Don’t Move,” courtesy of Netflix:

A grieving woman hoping to find solace deep in an isolated forest encounters a stranger who injects her with a paralytic agent. As the agent gradually takes over her body, she must run, hide, and fight for her life before her entire nervous system shuts down.

Along with Asbille, “Don’t Move” also stars Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell, and Daniel Francis.

Adam Schindler and Brian Netto share directing duties on “Don’t Move.” T.J. Cimfel and David White pen the film’s script. As noted earlier, Raimi leads producers with Zainab Azizi, Alex Lebovici, Christian Mercuri, and Sarah Sarandos. Executive producers include David Haring, Roman Viaris, Ruzanna Kegeyan, Petr Jákl, Ara Kershishian, Michael Pessell, Roger Chenn, Marc Manus, Schindler, and Netto.

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“Don’t Move” is Asbille’s first feature film since Taylor Sheridan‘s “Wind River” from 2017. Could more projects like this be on the horizon for her with the uncertain future of “Yellowstone”? Maybe, if this film clicks with Netflix subscribers. “Don’t Move” premieres on the streamer on October 25. Watch a trailer for it below.

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