Fall 2: Deadpoint Trailer Teases A Vertigo Inducing Thriller At 5,000 Feet
Did you watch Scott Mann’s 2022 TV tower thriller Fall and think,...
Did you watch Scott Mann's 2022 TV tower thriller Fall and think, "Yeah, this is neat, but I could really do with the action moving about 2,000 feet higher a few more loose footholds, and a lil' pinch of extra lurching shots over perilous drops?" Well then do we have the movie — and trailer — for you. The Spierig Brothers have picked up Mann's vertigo-inducing thriller gauntlet for Fall 2: Deadpoint, a sure-to-be-nerve-shredding sequel set 5,000 feet above ground, featuring a new cast of emotionally vulnerable adrenaline junkies climbing things they really probably should leave well alone — this time, a bunch of mile-high perilous planks. Check out the trailer below;
Okay, okay, okay... that was barely a minute long and we're already feeling a little dizzy and a lotta nausea — sheesh! This is a teaser trailer that's pretty much all tease with admittedly little trail to follow, but as tone-setters go, it more than does the trick. On-screen infographics remind us of all the mental and physical effects of climbing at high altitudes (did you know oxygen drops to 13.7% at 11,000 feet?) as we hear some seriously shallow breathing, and then suddenly we're with Queen Charlotte star Arsema Thomas' Luce and her pals, stranded up plank creek without a sturdy plank paddle. Cue ominous shots of loose makeshift steps, dangling backpacks, perilous rocky outcrops all the way down, and — YIKES! — a seemingly unsurvivable fall. And all that in just a minute. Yeah, we're thinkin' Fall is back!
The official synopsis for The Spierig Brothers' vertiginous thriller — which also stars Harriet Slater, Tom Brittney, Virginia Gardner, and Grace Caroline Currey — gives us a little more context, and reads: "After losing her fearless sister Hunter, a deeply damaged Jax (Harriet Slater) sets out on a dangerous climb with Hunter’s old friend to honor her memory. As they tightrope walk the perilous planks of Mount Kwan, a terrifying rockslide leaves them stranded 5,000 feet above ground. In the face of vertigo-inducing sequences, dark truths, and cruel twists, Jax must confront her deepest fears head-on to fight for survival and closure."
While we'd still recommend anyone with deep-rooted trauma and mental health vulnerabilities to maybe pursue some slightly less dangerous acts of catharsis, we nevertheless are very excited/terrified to see where The Spierig Brothers' movie *cough* drops *cough* with fans when Fall 2: Deadpoint hits cinemas on 2 September. Before then, we're off for a lie-down and some deep breathing exercises because that trailer alone was pure stress...
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