The dead rise in the new trailer forBring Her Back, the new chiller from the makers of 2022’s sleeper horror hitTalk to Me.Sally Hawkinsstars in the tale of a brother and sister who learn that their new foster mother has some deeply unsettling secrets. The film will hit theaters on July 29, 2025.
The trailer showcases Hawkins (The Shape of Water) as the foster mother to a growing brood of orphans. However, for her two newest arrivals, something’s clearly off with her — from her odd beliefs about the spirit inhabiting the body months after death, to eerie videotapes of arcane rituals that seemingly feature the dead returning to life. The trailer also features a recurring circle motif: circles drawn on the earth in chalk, circles traced on a child’s scalp with a finger, and circles drawn on windows with bloodied hands. Is it the circle of life, death, and resurrection? And who is being “brought back,” anyway? You’ll have to find out for yourself — if you dare — when the film haunts theaters this May.
Who Are the Philippou Brothers?
Twin brothersDannyandMichael Philippouwere well known for their horror comedy shorts on YouTube in their native Australia. They broke into the international horror scene withTalk to Me, the hair-raising tale of a severed, mummified hand that allows spirits to possess the holder’s body. It was a huge critical and financial success, earning $91.9 million USD on a $4.5 million budget;in his review, Collider’sChase Hutchinsonpraised the way the film “comes at the audience with brutal and bloody cinematic madness that makes the most of the chaos that unfolds before you.” In addition toBring Her Back, the two are also working on a prequel and a sequel toTalk to Me. They were previously attached to a big-screen adaptation of theStreet Fightervideo game franchise, but left that project last year.
Bring Her Backwas directed by Danny and Michael Philippou, and written by Danny Philippou andBill Hinzman, who also co-wroteTalk to Me. In addition to Hawkins, it also starsBilly Barratt,Sora Wong,Jonah Wren Phillips,Sally-Anne Upton,Stephen Phillips, andMischa Heywood. It is produced bySamantha JenningsandKristina Ceyton.
Bring Her Backhits theaters on July 27, 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates, and watch the new trailer forBring Her Backbelow.
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