Jessie Buckley is stalked by someone (or something) in the first trailer for Alex Garland's new horror Men

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Hot off an Oscar nomination, Jessie Buckley returns in the tense trailer for Alex Garland's Men

Alex Garland has a knack for chilling horror. Ex Machina showed the terrors of artificial intelligence, while a mysterious quarantine zone caused chaos in Annihilation. Now, the filmmaker returns with the mysterious new horror Men, and we're not sure exactly what's haunting Jessie Buckley's character.

The movie's trailer starts with Buckley looking down a long, murky tunnel. Something's wrong. We cut to a church, then Buckley screaming at a man standing outside, apples fall from a tree, a shadowy figure stands in the distance, a man reaches through her letterbox, someone's at the end of the tunnel. It's a trailer built to create a bewitching, tense mood.

Men was first announced back in January 2021, when Buckley – nominated for an Oscar for her role in The Lost Daughter – joined the cast. Her character was, at the time, described as a woman going on a solo holiday to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband. Rory Kinnear (perhaps best known for playing M's chief of staff Bill Tanner in Daniel Craig's James Bond movies) is also on the cast list, alongside I May Destroy You's Paapa Essiedu.

Buckley has previously starred in Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things, as well as the TV shows Fargo and Chernobyl. Garland – also known for penning the screenplays for dystopian movies like 28 Days Later and Never Let Me Go, along with the TV show Devs – will also act as producer.

While we wait for more updates on Garland’s latest offering, check out our list of the best sci-fi movies you can watch right now. 

Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd
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Jack Shepherd is the former Senior Entertainment Editor of GamesRadar. Jack used to work at The Independent as a general culture writer before specializing in TV and film for the likes of GR+, Total Film, SFX, and others. You can now find Jack working as a freelance journalist and editor.