‘The Lazarus Effect’ Trailer: Olivia Wilde Comes Back From The Dead
Resurrecting the dead rarely turns out to be a good idea in the movies, but that doesn’t stop movie characters from continuing to try. And then instantly regretting their actions the moment they succeed. That’s the basic premise ofThe Lazarus Effect, the latest picture to come out of Jason Blum’s horror hit factory.
Mark DuplassandOlivia Wildeplay med students who find a way to bring the dead back to life. After she does in an accident, he winds up using the method on her. It works, but there’s something very wrong about the version of her that comes back.Evan PetersandDonald Gloveralso star. WatchThe Lazarus Effecttrailer after the jump.
Relativity debutedThe Lazarus Effecttrailer on YouTube.
Blumhouse has collected a pretty eclectic group of talents for this one.The Lazarus Effectis the first narrative feature byDavid Gelb, previously known for documentaries likeJiro Dreams of Sushi. Neither Wilde nor Duplass have a ton of horror movie experience, and Glover and Peters are probably best known as “the guy fromCommunity” (or “that guy who is also Childish Gambino”) and “the guy fromX-Men: Days of Future Past,” respectively.
But the unusual casting is by design, according to Blum. “The most important thing to make a movie scary is that the you forget you’re watching actors, and you think you’re watching real people,” he toldEW. “So I think if the audience sees someone they don’t necessarily associate with that genre, it makes it feel more real.”
The premise should seem a bit more familiar, especially if you’ve seen 1990’sFlatliners. “All of us really liked that movie,” acknowledged Blum. “I feel like we’re tipping our hat toFlatliners,for sure, in this movie.” However, he insists Gelb offers “a really unique take on bringing someone back from the dead.”
We’ll have to wait and see whetherThe Lazarus Effectcan live up to Blum’s hype, but the first trailer, at least, is promising.The Lazarus Effect(formerly titledReawakening) opensFebruary 27.
