Exclusive first look at Rhys Darby in time-travel comedy Relax, I’m From the Future

Rhys Darby is fresh off the success of Our Flag Means Death, but his next project will find him moving from the world of pirates to the world of time travel for Relax, I’m From the Future. The sci-fi/comedy from Wango Films stars Darby as Casper, a charming, but embarrassingly underprepared time traveler who finds himself trapped in the past. Gabrielle Graham also stars as Holly, a jaded drifter who helps Casper exploit his trivial knowledge of the future for a series of quick payouts. Naturally, you can’t meddle with the future without facing a few consequences. The film will have its world premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival next week, and we’ve got an exclusive first look at the new festival poster and a still.

Relax, I’m From the Future was written and directed by Luke Higginson, based on his short film of the same name that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. “Relax, I’m From the Future puts a whole new spin on the time travel genre,” said Wango Films CEO Tim Doiron. “It’s clever and silly, hilarious, and poignant. Luke has brilliantly captured a much-needed dose of hope and laughter. Rhys and Gabrielle’s performances will blow your socks off.” Doiron also produced the film alongside James van der Woerd, and the pair will self-represent the film’s domestic sale.

The official synopsis for Relax, I’m From the Future:

Relax, I’m From the Future follows Casper (Rhys Darby), a charming but embarrassingly underprepared Time Traveler, now trapped in the past. When he befriends Holly (Gabrielle Graham), a jaded drifter, she helps him exploit his trivial knowledge of the future for a series of quick payouts, oblivious to the consequences they have set in motion. When tracked down by a more competent Time Traveler, Casper and Holly are forced to figure out what they mean to each other and whether the future they’ve threatened is even worth saving. Will they embrace their fate, or do they have the courage to change it?

The first season of Our Flag Means Death is currently streaming on HBO Max and the series has already been renewed for a second season. Relax, I’m From the Future will debut at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 20th.