‘Under the Silver Lake’ Trailer Showcases ‘It Follows’ Director’s Sophomore Effort

A24 has released the first trailer for the upcoming neo-noir Under the Silver Lake. The film serves as the follow-up to writer/director David Robert Mitchell‘s It Follows, and stars Andrew Garfield in the lead role. Under the Silver Lake follows Sam (Garfield), a disenchanted 30-something who discovers a mysterious woman (Riley Keough) in his apartment building. He she mysteriously vanishes, Sam embarks on a quest through Los Angeles to find her.

Although the tone of this trailer feels VERY different to that of It Follows, I’m glad that Mitchell is getting the chance to spread his wings a little bit for his follow-up to that film. Based on this trailer, it surely looks promising. In addition to Garfield and Keough, the film features Jimmi Simpson, Topher Grace, Callie Hernandez, Summer Bishil, Riki Lindhome, and Zosia Mamet. Under the Silver Lake opens in theaters on June 22nd, 2018. Here’s the trailer, synopsis, and poster for the film:

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From the dazzling imagination that brought you It Follows comes a delirious neo-noir fever dream about one man’s search for the truth behind the mysterious crimes, murders, and disappearances in his East L.A. neighborhood.

Sam (Andrew Garfield) is a disenchanted 33-year-old who discovers a mysterious woman, Sarah (Riley Keough), frolicking in his apartment’s swimming pool. When she vanishes, Sam embarks on a surreal quest across Los Angeles to decode the secret behind her disappearance, leading him into the murkiest depths of mystery, scandal, and conspiracy in the City of Angels.

From writer-director David Robert Mitchell comes a sprawling, playful and unexpected mystery-comedy detective thriller about the Dream Factory and its denizens—dog killers, aspiring actors, glitter-pop groups, nightlife personalities, It girls, memorabilia hoarders, masked seductresses, homeless gurus, reclusive songwriters, sex workers, wealthy socialites, topless neighbors, and the shadowy billionaires floating above (and underneath) it all. Mining a noir tradition extending from Kiss Me Deadly and The Long Goodbye to Chinatown and Mulholland Drive, Mitchell uses the topography of Los Angeles as a backdrop for a deeper exploration into the hidden meaning and secret codes buried within the things we love.