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De Niro Is Most Haunted In Trailer And Poster For Red Lights

Here is the new trailer for RED LIGHTS, the new (supernatural?) thriller from Rodrigo Cortes starring Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Olsen.

Dr. Margaret Matheson (Weaver) and Tom Buckley (Murphy) are paranormal investigators who debunk and discredit psychics and faith healers. But there is one who has evaded their spotlight, blind psychic Simon Silver (De Niro). When he comes out of retirement, Buckley and his star pupil (Olsen) leap at the opportunity to reveal the truth about his claims. But, as things get inexplicably spooky, could Silver be warning Buckley off, with genuine powers?

Imagine Derren Brown going after Derek Acorah, but the silver haired psychic laying some psychological smackdown on our hero. Horrible thought, no? This looks pretty darn good, with a top notch cast. Weaver and Murphy are great in whatever they’re in and Olsen is proving herself to be a very promising prospect, her performance in MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE  being a real career maker. De Niro is at the point in his career where he can do whatever he wants, and has wandered recently into the realm of self parody. But he looks like he’s not over doing this too much (apart from maybe the line ‘ARE YOU QUESTIONING MY POWER?’). Then we have Toby Jones, who has popped up in everything from SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN to THE HUNGER GAMES to TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY to CAPTAIN AMERICA. Equally at home in blockbusters and beard strokey drama, he’s never bad. He just never is, and we’re sure he will have an integral role in this movie.

RED LIGHTS is written and directed by Rodrigo Cortes, who wowed cinema goers with BURIED, which was nothing more than Van Wilder in a coffin for 90 minutes. Imagine what he can do with a cast like this? Should be fun.

Here’s the latest trailer, poster and official synopsis.

Veteran paranormal researchers Dr. Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy) debunk fraudulent claims of ghost whispering, faith healing and other psychic phenomena by detecting what Matheson calls “red lights,” the subtle tricks behind every staged supernatural occurrence. But when the legendary blind psychic Simon Silver (Robert De Niro)comes out of retirement after 30 years, his once-fearless adversary Matheson warns Buckley to back off, fearing reprisal from the powerful Silver. Determined to discredit Silver, Buckley and his star student (Elizabeth Olsen) use every tool at their disposal to uncover the truth behind the charismatic, spoon-bending, mind reader. But Buckley is forced to reexamine his own core beliefs as his quest builds to a mind-blowing conclusion in this taut psychological thriller from award-winning writer and director Rodrigo Cortes (Buried).

Source: Collider, ComingSoon

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