‘The Gift’ Trailer: Joel Edgerton Is A Generous And Very Creepy Friend
Reconnecting with an old friend sounds pretty nice, especially if said friend turns out to be a generous and thoughtful gift-giver. But in the firstThe Gifttrailer, Simon (Jason Bateman) quickly realizes that his new old friend Gordo (Joel Edgerton) has a dark side — and that he could wind up exposing some of Simon’s unsavory secrets, too.
Edgerton directed andRebecca Hallalso stars. Hit the jump to watchThe Gifttrailer, and also to see the incredibly unsettling message “Gordo” personally sent Peter ahead of the trailer debut. Our boss will probably want to sleep with one eye open tonight.
STX Entertainment premieredThe Gifttrailer onYouTube.
The trailer debut is spooky and all, but frankly it can’t hold a candle to the very creepy (and very effective) marketing campaign which preceded it. Over the past day or so,@YourFriendGordohas been sending hyper-specific presents to certain journalists. Here’s what Peter got:
Got a present in the mail from@YourFriendGordobut I have no idea who he is. Creepy. (viral marketing for#TheGift?)pic.twitter.com/swXtelZe8X
— /Film (@slashfilm)August 26, 2025
Seems innocuous enough until you realize he really did work at Computer City as a teenager, and that he now has a dog named Pixel.
Another friend of ours got a glass to replace one he broke in 2009:
Well, that’s certainly one way to make a generically titled thriller stand out. Here’s hoping the movie is even half as disturbing as the marketing campaign behind it.
The GiftopensJuly 31, 2015. It marks Edgerton’s feature directing debut, though he has previously helmed some shorts.
Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a young married couple whose life is going just as planned until a chance encounter with an acquaintance from Simon’s high school sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn’t recognize Gordo (Joel Edgerton) at first, but after a seemingly coincidental series of encounters proves troubling, a horrifying secret from their past is uncovered after nearly 20 years. As Robyn learns the unsettling truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo, she starts to question: how well do we really know the people closest to us, and are past bygones ever really bygones?
From the producer of Whiplash and The Purge, Jason Blum, comes a chilling psychological thriller that marks the feature directorial debut of acclaimed actor and writer Joel Edgerton (The Great Gatsby, Zero Dark Thirty, Warrior).
