New footage from the forthcoming horror film, They/Them, from Peacock, shows Kevin Bacon in a scary light, unlike his previous appearances in stomach-churning films like Sleepers. Taking shape around a narrative that has us scratching our heads and wondering, “why didn’t we consider that?” This conversion treatment centre’s unpleasant events will be followed by them/them. Parents or guardians of LGBTQIA+ persons might send their “loved ones” to “conversion centres” in the expectation that they can “convert them straight.” To make them all the more unsettling, director and writer John Logan (Skyfall, Gladiator) added his own particular touch. Whistler Camp, the hub of it all, is introduced in the trailer. There are a busload of youngsters who are not delighted to be staying at the degrading programme for the next week, run by Owen Whistler (Bacon).
We know things are going to get serious when they take away the campers’ only means of communication with the outside world – their smartphones. The rest of the video focuses on the adolescents’ continued treatment sessions, which are evocative to Get Out, in which they battle against their circumstances. However, behind the surface of the already unpleasant group camp, a much deeper evil emerges when a killer begins picking off victims. It will include a remarkable cast of newcomers, including Theo Germaine (The Politician), Quei Tann (Dear White People), Austin Crute (Daybreak) and Monique Kim (Looks That Kill), as well as Cooper Koch (Power Book II: Ghost). With Anna Chlumsky and Carrie Preston taking on roles alongside Bacon’s Whistler, we’ll also see camp counsellors who are determined to “heal” the campers, no matter the cost.
Aside from Logan’s support, Peacock’s newest horror picture is produced by Jason Blum (Get Out, The Invisible Man) and Michael Aguilar, two of horror’s greatest producers (Penny Dreadful, Kidding). There are five members of the executive production team: Bacon Logan Scott Turner Jon Romano. The teaser for They/Them shows us that the film will pack in the jump scares while reflecting on the present situation of persons in the LGBTQIA+ community. Let us know what you think of But I’m a Cheerleader, a 1999 (another flashback!) classic that tells the narrative of a high school cheerleader. When They/Them premieres at Peacock on August 5, 2022, you’ll be able to see the film’s trailer and see the conversion camp turmoil firsthand.