Settlers: trailer released for ambitious sci-fi thriller

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

So this looks interesting! IFC Midnight has released a new, ambitious sci-fi horror-thriller starring Sofia Boutella (The Mummy, Kingsman: The Secret Service), which you can watch at the top of the article!

Below is the official synopsis:

On a remote homestead amongst the Martian frontier, a refugee family from Earth clings to hope for a better life. But when strangers appear in the surrounding hills and attempt to run them off, nine-year-old Remmy (Brooklynn Prince, THE FLORIDA PROJECT) is faced with the desperate reality her mother (Sofia Boutella, THE MUMMY) and father (Jonny Lee Miller, TRAINSPOTTING) have tried so hard to keep from her.

An eye-catching sci-fi thriller with elements of the classic western, SETTLERS was filmed on location in the isolated desert area of Vioolsdift, situated in the Northern Cape in South Africa. London-based filmmaker Wyatt Rockefeller's feature film debut, SETTLERS is among the NYU Production Lab's slate of supported projects. Rockefeller received a dual MBA-MFA in film at NYU and has written, directed, and produced numerous short films, commercials, and documentaries. 

Look, I'm always a sucker for space horror (even bad, cheesy space horror), so when it seems a movie has done the concept well? Even better! Obviously this is just a trailer, but it's definitely piqued my interest for sure.

Meanwhile, courtesy of IFC Midnight, Settlers – directed by Wyatt Rockefeller and starring Sofia Boutella, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Brooklynn Prince, Nell Tiger Free, and Jonny Lee Miller – will open in select theaters and everywhere you rent movies on Friday, July 23rd, 2021!

So what do you guys think? And what's your favorite sci-fi thriller (hard mode: no Alien)? Either way, sound off below!