Like its elusive woodland subject,Jesse Eisenberg’s upcoming Sasquatch movie has been steeped in mystery, but the film now has a title, additional cast, and a release window.Riley Keoughwill co-star with Eisenberg inSasquatch Sunsetin 2024. Eisenberg and Keough, fresh off her performance in Amazon’sDaisy Jones and the Six, will star in the film alongsideChristophe Zajac-Denek, who memorably portrayed the icepick-wielding Ike “The Spike” Stadtler inTwin Peaks: The Return.
Details on the film’s plot so far have been sparse; the movie’s official logline is that it portrays “A year in the life of a singular family.” Ina 2022 interview, however, Eisenberg revealed that he is, indeed, playing the titular creature: “I play a Sasquatch: full makeup, full body hair, no lines. I grunt, but no lines. [Laughs] I’m so looking forward to this.” The film is the brainchild of filmmaking brothersDavid and Nathan Zellner(Kumiko the Treasure Hunter,Damsel); both Zellners directed, while David wrote the script. Shot on location in northern California, the film is now in post-production; it has been acquired by Bleecker Street for US distribution, and is expected to hit theaters in 2024.
Who Else Has Captured the Sasquatch On Film?
Legends of the Sasquatch, or “Bigfoot”, have endured for centuries, but the 1967 release of thePatterson–Gimlin film, a short snippet that purports to be actual video footage of a lumbering ape-like creature in the woods of California, ignited a Sasquatch mania among filmmakers. Most entries in the genre were exploitation horror films, likeThe Legend of Boggy Creek,Snowbeast, andNight of the Demon, and several filmmakers have continued in this tradition to this day, includingBobcat Goldthwait, who served up a found-footage Bigfoot horror with 2013’sWillow Creek.
The creature did make a foray into comedy with the 1987John LithgowhitHarry and the Hendersons., and Bigfoot was also the centerpiece of theMichael Shannonholiday misfirePottersville. Recently, the creature served as foil toSam Elliottin the memorably-titledThe Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, and reunited with its Himalayan counterpart, the Yeti, in the 2019 stop-motion animated filmMissing Link.
Sasquatch Summerwas produced byLars Knudsen,Tyler Campellone, Nathan Zellner, David Zellner,George Rush, Eisenberg, andDavid Harari.Ari Asterexecutive produced the film with Keough andGina Gammellunder their Felix Culpa Banner.
Sasquatch Sunsetwillhit theaters in 2024. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates. In the meantime, can catch Keough inDaisy Jones and the Sixon Prime Video.
