‘Fatale’ Trailer: Hilary Swank Has A Fatal Attraction To Michael Ealy
Lionsgate has unveiled an official trailer for the steamy psychological thrillerFatale, a movie which is somehow opening in theaters in two weeks. In the wake of a game-changer like Warner Bros.‘announcementyesterday, many things still remain the same…like B-movie erotic thrillers getting buried during the winter season. But this time, instead of being buried in direct-to-video, theHilary Swank-starringFataleis being buried in theaters. Watch theFataletrailer below.
Fatale Trailer
Fatalewas delayed from the summer due to the usual coronavirus (COVID-19) issues, and is now opening in whatever theaters are operating this December. Directed byDeon Taylor(Black and Blue),Fatalestars Michael Ealy as Derrick, a married man who has a fling with a woman (Swank) in Las Vegas. But this comes back to bite him as the woman turns out to be a police detective called to his house after a robbery attempt…who then predictably goes insane and tricks him into a murder scheme.
It’s the kind of boring erotic thriller that feels better suited to Lifetime than the theater, but who knows what’s suited for theaters these days! I feel like this movie would be less of an obvious rip ofFatal Attractionif Swank and Ealy’s roles were reversed, but maybe Swank is eager to let loose and play around in the kind of genre trash her colleagues like Nicolas Cage and Liam Neeson are doing these days. What a twist it would be if Ealy’s character ended up being the real villain though, right?
Fataleis described as “a suspenseful and provocative psychological thriller and an unpredictable game of cat and mouse where one mistake can change your life.” Directed by Taylor, whose cop thrillerBlack and Blueshowed some promise, but was weighed down by clunky messaging, I can’t imagine it being more than aFatal Attractionknock-off (it’s in the name!) — sans ice pick. Also starring inFataleareMike Colter,Danny Pino, andTyrin Turner.
Here is the synopsis forFatale:
After a wild one-night stand, Derrick (Michael Ealy), a successful sports agent, watches his perfect life slowly disappear when he discovers that the sexy and mysterious woman he risked everything for, is a determined police detective (Hilary Swank) who entangles him in her latest investigation. As he tries desperately to put the pieces together, he falls deeper into her trap, risking his family, his career, and even his life. FATALE is a suspenseful and provocative psychological thriller and an unpredictable game of cat and mouse where one mistake can change your life.
