‘Pretty Lethal’ Trailer: Uma Thurman Goes Full Villain as Ballerinas Fight for Their Lives in Bloody Thriller
Uma Thurman is back in killer form. Prime Video released the first trailer for “Pretty Lethal,” a survival action-thriller in which a group of elite ballerinas must fight their way out of a remote inn run by Thurman’s unhinged former dance prodigy.
The film follows five dancers — played by Maddie Ziegler (“My Old Ass”), Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before “), Iris Apatow (“This Is 40”), Avantika (“Mean Girls”) and Millicent Simmonds (“A Quiet Place”) — traveling to a prestigious competition when their bus breaks down in a remote forest. Stranded and out of options, they seek shelter at a roadside inn run by Devora Kasimer.
The trailer wastes little time getting to the carnage. Kasimer’s welcome is unsettling from the start — gracious on the surface but clearly off. The inn grows more sinister by the minute, and it becomes apparent the dancers have walked into something they may not walk out of. As the threat turns violent, the group — still barely on speaking terms — are forced to set aside their rivalries and fight back together. The ballerinas draw on their physical training to fight back, using footwork, flexibility and, in one memorable moment, a pointe shoe — to survive.
Director Vicky Jewson, who previously helmed “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” describes the film as a genre mash-up that moves between horror, comedy and action. The film is written by Kate Freund and produced by Kelly McCormick, whose credits include “Bullet Train” and “Violent Night.”
“Pretty Lethal” premieres at SXSW on March 13 before streaming globally on Prime Video March 25.
Watch the trailer below.
The film follows five dancers — played by Maddie Ziegler (“My Old Ass”), Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before “), Iris Apatow (“This Is 40”), Avantika (“Mean Girls”) and Millicent Simmonds (“A Quiet Place”) — traveling to a prestigious competition when their bus breaks down in a remote forest. Stranded and out of options, they seek shelter at a roadside inn run by Devora Kasimer.
The trailer wastes little time getting to the carnage. Kasimer’s welcome is unsettling from the start — gracious on the surface but clearly off. The inn grows more sinister by the minute, and it becomes apparent the dancers have walked into something they may not walk out of. As the threat turns violent, the group — still barely on speaking terms — are forced to set aside their rivalries and fight back together. The ballerinas draw on their physical training to fight back, using footwork, flexibility and, in one memorable moment, a pointe shoe — to survive.
Director Vicky Jewson, who previously helmed “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” describes the film as a genre mash-up that moves between horror, comedy and action. The film is written by Kate Freund and produced by Kelly McCormick, whose credits include “Bullet Train” and “Violent Night.”
“Pretty Lethal” premieres at SXSW on March 13 before streaming globally on Prime Video March 25.
Watch the trailer below.