We got our first look atJames Wan’s new horror movieMalignantthis weekend and we have a lot of questions. Earlier this month, we learnedMalignanthad earned an R-ratingahead of it’s expectedday-and-date 2021 releasein theaters and HBO Max.Filming onMalignanttook place all the way back in fall 2019, withAnnabelle Wallisconfirmed to star. Details aroundMalignant’s plot and possible connections to other Wan movies have been kept under wraps. While it’s still unclear ifMalignanthas any ties to, say, one ofThe Conjuringinstallments, the first footage from the feature as revealed by HBO Max does give us a better idea of what to expect.
The firstMalignantfootage wasrevealed in an HBO Max trailercontaining clips from all of the new Warner Bros. movies coming to the streaming platform throughout the year. The brief shot fromMalignantshows an extremely tense and moody moment. We see Wallis' character laying in bed, eyes wide open, and covered in red light. Behind her, there appears to be a hole in her bedroom wall, making a portal to what looks like another dimension. And then, in an ominous turn, a figure that doesn’t necessarily look human rises up behind Wallis.
It’s hard to say precisely what is happening in this moment, but it teases a Wan-directed movie that is moody as all get out. The footage also raises a lot of questions, like: Where does that portal lead? Why is Wallis' character covered in red light and the rest of the shot is not? Who is that figure? Does it want to hurt her? And, most importantly, will Wallis' character and this creepy figure engage with each other? This footage will definitely help fuel any theories we might have aboutMalignant. For now, with this first look out in the world, we should expect a release date and trailer to arrive in the coming months.
Malignantwill be released theatrically and on HBO Max in 2021. Check out the first look atMalignantand other upcoming Warner Bros. HBO Max releases below. For more, here is the complete list ofevery new Warner Bros. movie coming to HBO Maxin 2021.
