Zazie Beetz headlines R‑rated action‑horror trailer for They Will Kill You

Movieweb reports the first R-rated trailer for They Will Kill You has arrived, introducing an action-horror film led by Zazie Beetz that blends high-octane violence with dark comedy.

The trailer and publicity describe Beetz as a housekeeper who takes a job in a mysterious New York City high-rise called the Virgil and “unravels the building's dark history of disappearances,” uncovering links to a possible satanic cult. The film, directed by Kirill Sokolov from a script co-written with Alex Litva, is compared in the coverage to Ready or Not and The Raid and has been rated R for "strong bloody violence, gore, language, and brief sexual content/nudity." The cast also includes Myha’la, Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham and Tom Felton, and the project is presented by New Line Cinema and Skydance’s new horror label Nocturna.

They Will Kill You is produced by Andy and Barbara Muschietti and Dan Kagan and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures; it is due in North American theaters on March 27, 2026, with international releases beginning on March 25, 2026. The trailer teases a violent night for Beetz’s character inside the building’s twisted lair ahead of that release.

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Culture, Zazie Beetz, Kirill Sokolov, Nocturna, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures