Have you ever dreamt of a greater model of your self? Demi Moore faces this dilemma within the official trailer for The Substance.
Moore performs Elisabeth Sparkle, an growing old star fired from her health TV present by the studio head, Harvey (Dennis Quaid). Desperate to look youthful, Elisabeth takes a mysterious new drug referred to as “The Substance.” With one injection, Elisabeth transforms into a ravishing twentysomething model (Drive-Away Dolls star Margaret Qualley) of herself. There is just one rule: The two Elisabeths can not coexist in the identical area directly. They should share the area evenly. Each model will get seven days earlier than they have to swap out.
However, issues come up when the 2 variations of Elisabeth can not share the area correctly, struggling to coexist. “There’s been a slight misuse of The Substance,” Moore’s Elisabeth states earlier than the trailer descends into utter chaos.
Award-winning filmmaker Coralie Fargeat writes and directs The Substance. This is Fargeat’s first function movie since 2017’s Revenge, which premiered on the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The thriller starred Matilda Lutz as a lady who embarks on a revenge quest after being raped and left for lifeless by three assailants.
The Substance competed for the Palme d’Or on the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, receiving a standing ovation of over 10 minutes. The movie at the moment has a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes and an 85 on Metacritic. Fargeat walked away from Cannes with the award for Best Screenplay.
The Substance’s producers embody Fargeat, Tim Bevan, and Eric Fellner. Mubi will distribute the movie worldwide.
The Substance premieres in theaters on September 20, 2024.