In just a couple of weeks we’ll be able to witnessSquealer, the newhorror-thriller moviebased onterrifying real events. In order to give us a better sense of the story, Lionsgate shared with Collider an exclusive clip that sheds a new light into how scary pigs can be. We can now unveil the disturbing sneak peek to you and remind you that the movie is slated to premiere in early November. If you already have swinophobia, however, we advise you to stay away from it.
In the gritty story,Tyrese Gibson(Fast & Furiousfranchise) andTheo Rossi(Sons of Anarchy) play a police officer and a social worker who team up to start investigating the disappearance of young women in a small town. They get baffled when they realize that clues are leading them to a pig farm owned by the local butcher. Whetherthis is a red herring or not, the table is set and pigs have already come into the fold.
It doesn’t take much to put two and two together and realize what directionSquealeris taking us. The fact thatit happened in real lifemakes it scary enough, but the exclusive clip adds a whole other creepy layer to it. In the scene, a woman feeds pigs who eat in a way that suggests they’re behaving more aggressively than pigs normally should. In order to underscore it, we’re shown that you should never mess with pigs when they’re eating because theycan get surprisingly violent.
Pigs in Horror Movies
Funnily enough, pigs have been featured in horror and thriller movies with a surprising frequency. Across all theSawfranchise, for example,the Jigsaw killerswear a disgusting-looking pig’s head to approach their victims. The 2018 controversialThe Farmhad pigs as important narrative elements and evenNicolas Cage(Renfield) befriended one in thecritically acclaimedPig.
Squealeris directed byAndy Armstrong, who helmed TV movieMoonshine Highwayin 1996 and now is following it up with a feature film that is set to premiere in theaters. He co-writes the screenplay withDanielle Burgio– both of whom are trading theirstunt-performing dutiesto filmmaking for a bit. The duo did extensive work in the stunt teams of titles likeThe Matrix Revolutions,The Amazing Spider-Man 2andThe Firm. The duo also stars in the horror-thriller along withWes Chatham(Ahsoka),Kate Moennig(The L Word: Generation Q)andRonnie Gene Blevins(Tulsa King).
Squealerpremieres simultaneously in theaters, on Digital and On Demand on November 3. You can watch the exclusive clip an check out the poster below:
