Overview
- The film from director Daniel Goldhaber and co-writer Isa Mazzei, which opened Friday, April 10, 2026, reframes the 1978 title as a narrative thriller.
- Barbie Ferreira plays a content moderator who finds videos echoing the original’s killings and questions whether they are staged or real.
- Dacre Montgomery co-stars as the antagonist Arthur Spevak, with Jermaine Fowler, Charli XCX, Aaron Holliday and others in supporting roles.
- Critics describe fewer graphic shocks than the 1978 release and focus on polished craft, a cat-and-mouse structure, and commentary on algorithm-driven viewing.
- Goldhaber drew on his own stint moderating online content, and Ferreira studied real internet clips to capture the job’s psychological toll.