A trailer for the upcoming thrillerDevil’s Peakhas just been released, giving us a dark look into the new film.Devil’s Peakis set to be released to theaters on August 15, 2025, and on-demand on June 06, 2025.
The film is based on the novelWhere All Light Tends to GobyDavid Joy. The novel was originally published in 2015 and functions as both a coming-of-age story and a gritty crime drama following one boy’s attempt to escape the dark legacy of his family’s roots in the region’s drug trafficking operations. Set in the North Carolina Appalachian mountains,Devil’s Peakwill tell the story of Jacob McNeely, a young man who is torn between his loyalty to his crime lord’s father and the girl of his dreams. Wanting to escape the life of crime that he was born into, he will have to come face to face with the full brunt of his father’s violent tendencies.
Jacob’s father is played by the legendaryBilly Bob Thornton. Jacob himself is played byHopper Penn, son ofSean PennandRobin Wright. Penn’s mother Robin Wright stars alongside her son in the role of his long-suffering mother. The film also starsKatelyn Nacon. With such an all-star cast, the film is sure to deliver both grit and gravity. The film will tell a story both universal and unique, giving viewers insight into a usually opaque region of the United States.
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The new trailer gives us a glimpse into Jacob’s dilemma. The trailer starts with a shot of Jacob driving down country roads in his pick-up truck. He explains the particular restraints of his life, and the isolated region in which he lives. The trailer soon plunges into Jacob’s home life, and the terror that his father brings to both him and his mother, who is often the victim of his father’s violent outbursts.
Devil’s Peakis directed byBen Young, who previously directed the 2016 filmHounds of Loveand the 2018 filmExtinction. In January, the film was acquired by Screen Media, a film distribution company owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul. The crime drama is produced by the film’s star Robin Wright, along withRobert Knott,Griff Furst,Josh Kesselman,andJamie Hilton.
The film will be released to theaters next week on June 13, 2025. The film will be released on on-demand on August 04, 2025. Until then, however, you can check out the film’s trailer below.
