The Substance has been released – check it out below.The film, which also stars Demi Moore and Dennis Quaid, picked up the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.Moore plays Elisabeth Sparkle, the star of an aerobics show who is fired on her 50th birthday due to her age.
Upon returning home, she is offered a miraculous “substance” that promises to make her “younger, more beautiful, more perfect”.See the teaser trailer for the film below:The film, which is directed by Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) and has been compared to work by David Lynch and David Cronenberg, is set for a cinema release in the UK and US on September 20, thanks to distributors Mubi.Several horror fans have been sharing their eagerness to see the film, with one X user writing: “The Substance is easily my most anticipated film now I can’t fucking wait”.The Substance is easily my most anticipated film now I can’t fucking wait pic.twitter.com/qmnazis7pv— gary (@gothspaeny) July 11, 2024Clayton Davis, the senior awards editor of Variety, wrote that he believes the film includes “the best performance of Demi Moore’s career y’all”.The best performance of Demi Moore's career ya'll.
https://t.co/yq3mshbVF5— Clayton Davis (@ByClaytonDavis) July 11, 2024See other responses to the teaser trailer here:i will be there https://t.co/aghcRVE8iT pic.twitter.com/bxs3uui0u8— d (@filmvirgo) July 11, 2024really really looking forward to this https://t.co/HUPXGxmZMT pic.twitter.com/uzrIeoPSXd— meez. (@abortedamyadams) July 11, 2024demi moore in a body horror flick ooh yes https://t.co/2hgG7o2zNs— marquise.
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