The A24 slasher Bodies Bodies Bodies had its world premiere at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival back in March, and now Deadline has revealed when a wider audience is going to have the chance to see the movie: A24 has it scheduled for an August 5th theatrical release. Bodies Bodies Bodies went over quite well at its SXSW screening; the film has a 95% fresh Rotten Tomatoes score after twenty reviews. A24 first purchased Kristen Roupenian’s Bodies Bodies Bodies spec script back in March of 2018. The script was said to show “heightened sensitivity to character development and social dynamics in a subversive way”, and was described as 

a shrewd character study where mystery and deep-seated scares blended in such a way that the company saw an opportunity to make a horror movie that could also be culturally relevant.

The script got some touch-up work from Sarah Delappe, Chloe Okuno, Joshua Sharp, and Aaron Jackson in the time between acquisition when it went into production with Halina Reijn, who made her feature directorial debut with the 2019 Dutch thriller Instinct, at the helm. The film has the following synopsis:

When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.

Bodies Bodies Bodies stars Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give), Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), Pete Davidson (The King of Staten Island), Rachel Sennott (Shiva Baby), Myha’la Herrold (Industry), Chase Sui Wonders (Generation), Conner O’Malley (Palm Springs), and Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy). I’m a fan of slasher movies, so I will definitely be checking this one out. Are you looking forward to Bodies Bodies Bodies? Let us know by leaving a comment below. Here’s the first look image: