"Do you want a friend who will never leave your side?" A childhood imaginary friend returns with a vengeance that's all too real when it inhabits a stuffed teddy bear named Chauncey in the new trailer for the upcoming Blumhouse horror movie Imaginary, coming to theaters on March 8th via Lionsgate.
Below, you can experience the chilling new trailer for Imaginary, and here's what director/co-writer Jeff Wadlow had to say about making the new movie:
“Not all imaginary friends are friendly… at least that’s what the characters at the heart of IMAGINARY are about to find out. I love making films that play with the audience's perception of what is real and what is not, so a horror movie that explores the frightening possibilities of imaginary friends was the perfect sandbox for me to play in. I think the movie we made is filled with unexpected twists, big scares, and above all else, a ton of thrilling fun. DeWanda, Pyper, and Taegen, the characters at the center of our story, are not only believable as a blended family but a blast to watch as the tale unfolds. I think audiences are going to love watching them go toe to toe with Chauncey, our evil little bear. I promise, you’ll never look at a Teddy the same way again.”
We also have the official synopsis with additional details on what to expect from Chauncey's reign of terror:
Synopsis: From Blumhouse, the genre-defining masterminds behind FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S and M3GAN, comes an original horror that taps into the innocence of imaginary friends – and begs the question: Are they really figments of childhood imagination or is something more terrifying lying just beneath?
When Jessica (DeWanda Wise) moves back into her childhood home with her family, her youngest stepdaughter Alice (Pyper Braun) develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playful and become increasingly sinister.
As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.
Lionsgate and Blumhouse present, a Tower of Babble production.
Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
Written by: Jeff Wadlow & Greg Erb & Jason Oremland
Produced by: Jason Blum, Jeff Wadlow, p.g.a.
Cast: DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, with Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley
Poster Art by Alex Vincent:
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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