Shirtless Dan Stevens Stars In First Trailer For Adam Wingard’s THE GUEST

From the director of YOU’RE NEXT and starring Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), comes the first trailer for the thriller THE GUEST.

Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett screened the film on Sunday evening at Sundance NextFest 14.

Followed by a q&a, the filmmakers and cast, as well as Nicolas Winding Refn (DRIVE, ONLY GOD FORGIVES), showed the movie to a packed house at the Ace Hotel Theater in Los Angeles. For a recap of the night, follow the movie’s twitter page: @TheGuestUSA

A soldier (Dan Stevens) introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

Empire Magazine called it “a demented action-horror hybrid of sci-fi conspiracy thriller and gore-fest”, and Vanity Fair said, “THE GUEST is big, it’s bold, it’s badass, full of flavor Hollywood wishes it could pour over its vanilla blockbusters” and “is its own beast, proving Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens—surprisingly ripped—to be total action star material.”

Stevens can be seen this Christmas in NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB as Lancelot.

Also starring Maika Monroe, Leland Orser, Sheila Kelley, Brendan Meyer and Lance Reddick and produced by Keith Calder & Jessica Calder, the film will show at the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Midnight Madness program.

PictureHouse will release THE GUEST in theaters September 17, in UK cinemas Sept. 5

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(L-R) Director ADAM WINGARD and Screenwriter SIMON BARRETT on the set.