This Transition of Power Won’t Be Peaceful: Jordan Peele Previews ‘HIM’ in New Featurette

“When you find success, the devil comes with it. You’ve never seen a sports movie like this,” star Marlon Wayans previews in a new featurette for HIM from producer Jordan Peele.

Jordan Peele himself says in the same first look featurette, “This film is about the relationship between a student and his hero. HIM means the GOAT. The one person who deserves respect above all others. And it goes to some really terrifying places.”

From director Justin Tipping (Kicks), HIM will release in theaters September 19. Watch the new featurette below and find the film’s brand new official poster underneath.

From Oscar® winner Jordan Peele and Monkeypaw Productions, producers of the landmark horror films Get Out, Us, Candyman and Nope, comes a chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, idolatry and the pursuit of excellence at any cost, featuring an electrifying dramatic performance from Marlon Wayans (Air, Respect).

HIM stars former college wide-receiver Tyriq Withers (this year’s I Know What You Did Last Summer) as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life, and identity, to football. On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is attacked by an unhinged fan and suffers a potentially career-ending brain trauma.

Just when all seems lost, Cam receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), a legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar, offers to train Cam at Isaiah’s isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife, Elsie White (Julia Fox; Uncut Gems, No Sudden Move). But as Cam’s training accelerates, Isaiah’s charisma begins to curdle into something darker, sending his protégé down a disorienting rabbit hole that may cost him more than he ever bargained for…

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