I Saw The Trailer For "He Went That Way," And I've Never Been This Anxious Over A Movie Before

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Sure, Saltburn and Priscilla are hot topics, but let's talk about Jacob Elordi's upcoming psychological thriller.

MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection, / Courtesy Everett Collection
MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection, / Courtesy Everett Collection

A new trailer for He Went That Way dropped, and I'm beyond excited.

closeup of his character hanging out the car window
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It's a true crime thriller based on the book Luke Karamazov by Conrad Hilberry, starring Jacob in his creepiest role alongside Zachary Quinto.

closeup of the two in the movie
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From the trailer alone, Jacob's character appears more unsettling than Saltburn's Felix Catton.

side by side of the two characters, he's got longer hair in saltburn
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And even more sinister than Euphoria's Nate Jacobs, if you can believe it.

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Vertical / Eddy Chen/HBO

The film tells the story of Jim Goodwin (played by Zachary), a celebrity animal trainer with a pet chimpanzee named Spanky.

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Jim picks up hitchhiker Bobby Falls (played by Jacob) on Route 66, only to discover he's a serial killer. Yikes.

the two trying to coax the monkey
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The movie takes inspiration from the real-life serial killer Larry Lee Ranes and animal trainer Dave Pitts. Dave was the only survivor of Larry's 1964 killing spree while traveling with The Ice Capades.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the crime-thriller is the first and only feature film of director Jeffrey Darling, who died at age 60 in a March 2022 accident, shortly after the film completed principal photography.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the crime-thriller is the first and only feature film of director Jeffrey Darling, who died at age 60 in a March 2022 accident, shortly after the film completed principal photography.

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With startling scenes like this...

you guys keep asking abou thte five guys that i killed by why don't you ask me abou thte one that i let live
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And shocking scenes like this..

jacob's character is shirtless in a car sitting next to someone he's gagged
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This might be the spiciest film yet from the Priscilla star, and the fans are excited:

he is booked and busy the content just keeps coming, the elordi fever will never break
damn does he even have any free time ever
to quote one of the girls in the theater with us during saltburn, damn!

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Check out the full trailer here for Vertical's new thriller.

He Went That Way premieres in select theaters on January 5 and On Demand on January 12!

I can't wait.