“The new film from Soderbergh…” Neon has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s new ghost story film Presence. We’ve been waiting for a release date for this one ever since Sundance earlier this year! It premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and is one of the best horror films from this fest, a fascinating shot-in-one-location thriller about a family that moves into a very nice house. Neon has now confirmed that the film will open in limited theaters in January 2025 early next year. A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone. The rest of the story must not be spoiled – wait until you watch. Presence stars Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Julia Fox, Eddy Maday, and West Mulholland. It’s a very slick film with a smooth camera following a ghost that drifts around this house with a not-that-scary but also very-scary (once it gets going) supernatural story that involves the two kids. Barely any footage in this teaser – keep an eye out for more. This is one film all cinephiles need to see.

Here’s the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Steven Soderbergh’s Presence, direct from Neon’s YouTube:

Intro via Sundance: “A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone… [Soderbergh] returns to Park City with a film shot entirely in one location that will haunt audiences with its otherworldly story and constantly awe-inspiring visuals. Working from a taut, mysterious script by Koepp and featuring an exciting cast of known actors & newcomers, Presence is a thrilling cinematic ride that reifies Soderbergh’s status as an icon of American independent film.” Presence is directed by American producer / writer / filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, director of many films including Sex Lies & Videotape, Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven, Che: Part 1 & 2, Contagion, Side Effects, Haywire, Logan Lucky, Unsane, High Flying Bird, The Laundromat, Let Them All Talk, No Sudden Move, Kimi, and Magic Mike’s Last Dance, plus TV series including “The Knick”, “Mosaic”, “Full Circle”, and “Command Z”. The screenplay is written by David Koepp (Premium Rush, Inferno, Kimi). Produced by Julie M. Anderson and Ken Meyer. This first premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Neon will release Soderbergh’s Presence in select US theaters starting January 17th, 2025 early next year. Stay tuned for updates. Anyone intrigued?