The first teaser trailer for Ana de Armas and Ben Affleck's long-awaited thriller Deep Water teases their characters' twisted relationship. A movie adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1957 novel Deep Water has been in development since 2013, but it only gained traction in 2019 when de Armas and Affleck signed on as the leads. It was originally scheduled to premiere in November 2020, but endured a handful of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest development in Deep Water's release came in December, when 20th Century Studios made the decision to send it to streaming; it will debut on Hulu domestically and on Amazon internationally.
Directed by Fatal Attraction's Adrian Lyne, Deep Water centers on married couple Vic (Affleck) and Melinda Van Allen (de Armas). After falling out of love with each other, they begin to play twisted mind games that hold some tragic consequences for those around them. Deep Water is Lyne's first film in twenty years, making it an even more high-profile project beyond de Armas and Affleck's involvements. The movie also stars Tracy Letts, Finn Wittrock, Jacob Elordi, and Lil Rel Howery.
At long last, 20th Century Studios has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Deep Water. The trailer opts to focus on one charged moment between Affleck and de Armas that gets increasingly creepy. What begins as an innocent picnic in the park turns hostile, leading the two to admit that something is very, very wrong with the both of them. 20th Century also revealed Deep Water will premiere on Hulu on March 18. Check out the trailer below.
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With this short moment alone, the Deep Water trailer plays up the unsettling dynamic between Vic and Melinda that, by this point in the film, seems to have lapsed into a twisted co-dependency. There's an erotic edge to the moment as well, hinting at how graphic the movie might get. It's clear Lyne was the right choice to direct this film, and it'll be interesting to see how he brings Deep Water's complicated relationship to life. De Armas and Affleck so far seem to have an intriguing chemistry, something that isn't too surprising considering how they later dated in real life.
The Deep Water teaser trailer gives off strong Gone Girl vibes, which might excite Affleck fans. It's as if his Gone Girl character Nick Dunne was just as depraved as his wife, thus making for a fascinating dynamic for Deep Water to explore. The teaser doesn't give much of an impression of what the rest of the movie looks like, but with a March release date set, expect a longer trailer to emerge soon. This long-awaited movie is finally about to make its way into the world, and soon audiences can form their own opinions about de Armas and Affleck's collaboration.
Source: 20th Century Studios