Jordan Peele-Produced Sports Horror Flick ‘Him' Debuts Trailer With Tyriq Withers, Marlon Wayans
Fans of Jordan Peele-esque horror can look forward to upcoming release Him, produced by the Get Out filmmaker via his Monkey Paw production company.
The debut trailer for the 2025 release gives a scattered picture of the film's plot, which finds young football player Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) attempting to recover after being attacked by a deranged fan, resulting in a brain injury. With his career and lifelong dream on the line, retired football legend Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans) steps in to offer his services in getting the rising star back in shape — both physically and mentally — using some unconventional and dangerous methods hinted at within the 1:44 teaser.
'Talent is how hard you're willing to work,' Wayans emotes. ''I'm never good enough' — that's how great people think. So you're going to have to ask yourself, 'What am I willing to sacrifice?''
Check it out above.
The Universal Pictures release is directed by Justin Tipping and co-star's Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, Akeem Hayes and Tierra Whack. The flick debuted its first footage at CinemaCon earlier this month, THR reports. Peele's fellow Monkey Paw producers include Ian Cooper, Win Rosenfeld and Jamal Watson. The screenplay was handled by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie. Check out the official synopsis below:
'HIM stars former college wide-receiver Tyriq Withers (Atlanta, the upcoming I Know What You Did Last Summer) as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life, and identity, to football. On the eve of professional football's annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma.
'Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), a legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar, offers to train Cam at Isaiah's isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife, Elsie White (Julia Fox; Uncut Gems, No Sudden Move). But as Cam's training accelerates, Isaiah's charisma begins to curdle into something darker, sending his protégé down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for.'
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