Louis Leterrier has directed the action films The Transporter, Transporter 2, Unleashed, and Fast X, the action comedies The Brothers Grimsby and The Takedown, the mystery thriller Now You See Me, the fantasy adventure Clash of the Titans, and the comic book adaptation The Incredible Hulk (not to mention the TV shows The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and Lupin), and over the decades his films have racked up $2 billion at the box office. His latest project sees him venturing into the sci-fi horror realm to direct and produce the film The Last House (formerly titled 11817), which is set to receive an August 7th release through the Netflix streaming service. With that date creeping up on us, a trailer for the film has dropped online and can be seen in the embed above.
What is The Last House about?
The Last House has a screenplay by Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying). Greta Lee (Past Lives, Tron: Ares) and Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent) star in this thriller about what happens when inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both modern luxuries and life or death essentials begin to run out, the family must learn how to be resourceful to survive and outsmart who – or what – is keeping them trapped…
Gabriel Barbosa (May December), Emma Ho (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds), Noah Alexander Sosnowski (Section 8), and Riley Chung (Sunrise) round out the main cast.
Leterrier produced the film alongside Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Kori Adelson, and Oly Obst, with Thomas Benski, Cecile Gaget, Lars Sylvest, Thorsten Schumacher, and Damian Anderson serving as executive producers.
Survival consultant Megan Hine worked with the filmmakers to “strategize innovative and believable ways this family could persevere through such a dire predicament.”
What has been said about The Last House?
Greta Lee told Tudum, “Growing up, my favorite things to watch and read were survivalist stories with a twist. So I was immediately drawn to this story. I love the questions this movie asks about our world and how we choose to live in it. And I was excited about the possibility of asking these questions in a new and entertaining way.“
Wagner Moura added, “I think people are going to recognize themselves in this film. Everybody is a parent or son or daughter. We have dysfunctional families or happy families … It goes beyond culture. It’s an animal instinct we all have within ourselves — for protection, love, humor, and conflict, too.“
Production designer Kevin Jenkins was tasked with building a home that would “evolve and age alongside the human characters. As their isolation stretches on for years, all the household items — from the kitchen appliances to the kids’ scooters — have to deteriorate, too.” Leterrier added that he shot the first half of movie on 35mm film because “I grew up with Steven Spielberg movies. The Amblin movies where the houses were shot on location. There was that texture that just made it feel quite relatable. That was the idea.“
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