The trailer for queer romance-thriller Love Lies Bleeding, starring Kristen Stewartand Katy O’Brian is out. Stewart had last starred in David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future.
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The trailer shows Stewart playing a gym manager, Lou, who meets a bodybuilder called Jackie (Katy O’Brian). They fall in love but their relationship is disrupted by Lou’s criminal father.
The official synopsis reads: “Reclusive gym manager Lou (Stewart) falls hard for Jackie (O’Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family
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Love Lies Bleeding will premiere on January 20, 2024, at the Sundance Film Festival. Stewart recently received a Oscar nomination for best actress for essaying the role of Princess Diana in Spencer. Love Lies Bleeding also stars Ed Harris, Jena Malone and Dave Franco.
The film is directed by Rose Glass, who co-wrote the script with Weronika Tofliska. Glass had previously won the Best Debut Director award at the British Independent Film Awards for 2019’s Saint Maud.
Love Lies Bleeding is a co-production between A24 and Film 4, and produced by Andrea Cornwell and Oliver Kassman. The theatrical release date of the film is yet to be announced.