“A Cure for Wellness” is the name of the eagerly awaited genre return from “The Ring” creator Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean), who made his breakthrough in this genre almost exactly 14 years ago. The film takes us straight to a supposed mental institution that hides a terrible secret. What that is and whether the main character Dane DeHaan (Chronicle – What are you capable of) can free his boss from the clutches of an unscrupulous community will be found out on cinema screens from February 2017. Gore Verbinski sees “A Cure for Wellness” less as a horror film than as an increasingly threatening nightmare: “I would rather see the film described as a psychological thriller, because with the horror stamp it is often the case that viewers expect sudden jump scares and quick scares . For us, the horror tends to simmer on a low flame, but it increases over time.” I especially like the look of the film, but I can't really imagine what's actually going on here. The synopsis tells us a bit more, but it still all sounds pretty crazy:
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure.
I'm really excited to see what Gore Verbinski has done here. Then on February 23rd!