Netflix has released the first trailer for Unabomber, an upcoming thriller led by Jacob Tremblay as Ted Kaczynski. The film is scheduled to arrive on the streamer September 25.
The story follows Kaczynski from his time as a 16-year-old Harvard student through the events that ultimately made him the target of one of the FBI’s most notorious manhunts. The film’s setup also points to the controversial psychological experiments conducted by Professor Henry Murray, played by Russell Crowe, and examines how Kaczynski’s past resurfaces decades later.
Shailene Woodley plays FBI agent Joanne Miller, who leads the pursuit of Kaczynski in the film. Annabelle Wallis, Alexander Ludwig, Steven Ogg and Marc Menchaca also appear in the cast.
Januz Metz directs from a screenplay by Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves. Greaves, Donald J. Lee and Chalsen executive produce in association with MRC, while Sophie Cassidy produces for 2.0 Entertainment.
Deadline, which reported the trailer release, describes the footage as carrying a David Fincher-like atmosphere and says the studio views the movie as one of its major fall releases. That comparison sets an especially dark expectation for a project built around the collision of academic ambition, psychological damage and a long-running criminal investigation, though the film will have to establish its own identity when the full movie arrives.
Tremblay’s casting gives the production a particularly demanding central role: the film is not simply presenting a criminal case file, but charting the transformation of its subject across decades. Woodley’s investigator provides the story’s opposing track as the search brings the consequences of Kaczynski’s history into focus.
For Netflix, Unabomber joins the streamer’s fall lineup with a recognizable ensemble and a real-life subject that remains deeply unsettling. The first trailer offers the initial look at how Metz and his team are shaping that material. The film premieres September 25.
Source: deadline.com
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