Chris Hemsworth's new film Spiderhead is coming to Netflix in June, and the official trailer has just been released. Directed by Joseph Kosinski and featuring Hemsworth in the lead role, the film is set in an experimental prison where the inmates get a bit more leeway as long as they agree to take mind-altering drugs. You can watch the new trailer for Spiderhead below.
A "genre-bending and darkly funny psychological thriller," Spiderhead is based on The New Yorker short story by George Saunders. Kosinski (TRON: Legacy, Top Gun: Maverick) directs using a screenplay by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (Deadpool, Zombieland, The Joe Schmo Show). Along with Hemsworth, the film stars You can read the official synopsis for the film below.
"In a state-of-the-art penitentiary run by brilliant visionary Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth), inmates wear a surgically attached device that administers dosages of mind-altering drugs in exchange for commuted sentences. There are no bars, no cells, or orange jumpsuits. In Spiderhead, incarcerated volunteers are free to be themselves. Until they’re not. At times, they’re a better version. Need to lighten up? There’s a drug for that. At a loss for words? There’s a drug for that, too. But when two subjects, Jeff (Miles Teller) and Lizzy (Jurnee Smollett), form a connection, their path to redemption take a twistier turn, as Abnesti’s experiments start to push the limits of free will altogether."
Spiderhead Also Stars Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett as Inmates
At the heart of the story in Spiderhead would be the relationships Chris Hemsworth's Abnesti has with his inmates, in particular two played by Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett. Teller, who plays Jeff, has shed some light on the relationship his character has with Abnesti.
"Jeff works closely with, and sort of forms a friendship with, Abnesti," Teller of his character in Spiderhead, per Entertainment Weekly. "I wanted to portray that sense of trust in the beginning to help show that there's a real earnestness and sincerity on Abnesti's part toward helping everybody. He has a soft spot for Jeff, and I think their dynamic is really entertaining to watch."
Another key cast member who shines in the film would be Smollett, playing another inmate who plays a big part in the story. Of Smollett's character, Lizzy, Kosinski added, "She has a more mysterious past. She is drawn to Jeff, and they have a very close relationship, but where he kind of wears his heart on his sleeve she hides her pain with a cheerful persona."
"He is the genius visionary behind the whole Spiderhead program," Kosinski also notes of Hemsworth's character, teasing that not everything may be quite what it seems in the new trailer for the film. "He has noble intentions, but there are some darker things lurking underneath the surface with him."
Spiderhead is scheduled to start streaming on Netflix on June 17, 2022. You can watch the film at Netflix.com.