A trailer has just been released for A24’s “Death of a Unicorn.”
As he was watching the WNBA playoffs and playing video games in his basement, John Carpenter managed to complete a side project: composing the score for “Death of A Unicorn.” Yes, that’s a snippet of his music playing in the trailer.
Alex Scharfman’s debut feature, starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega, concerns a father and daughter who "accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat," where the father's billionaire boss (played by Richard Grant) "seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.”
“Death of A Unicorn” is produced by Ari Aster, and also stars Téa Leoni, Will Poulter, Anthony Carrigan, Sunita Mani, Jessica Hynes, and Stephen Park. A24 does not have a release date yet but are promising a spring 2025 release. A SXSW premiere might be in order for this one.
Criterion's December lineup has some great additions to the library, but the title that jumped out at me is Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man," which officially joins the Collection on December 8.