Ever wanted to be selected to test a new home device? A digital assistant (DA), perhaps? If your answer is yes, meet AIA, a DA that will learn your family’s behaviours and start to anticipate your needs; also making sure that nothing and no one gets in her (I mean your) family’s way.

From writer/director Chris Weitz; Afraid is a new horror/mystery/sci-fi starring John Cho, Keith Carradine, Katherine Waterston and David Dastmalchian.

I’m yet to see M3gan (2023) but something tells me that this story is scarier because it feels even closer to what is currently possible.

What I know for sure is, I agree with one of the reactions in the YouTube comment section for this trailer. ‘What? Think of me like another mom?‘ ‘Put that interloper back in the box!‘

I’m unsurprisingly curious about the people behind AIA and how they will be represented in this story. Did AIA get hacked or was she always designed to be a nefarious entity?

Lastly, I wonder how many more AI cautionary tale movies will be made. I’m sure the answer is ‘Yes’.

Riki Lindhome, Havana Rose Liu, Isaac Bae, Lukita Maxwell, Greg Hill, Ben Youcef, River Drosche, Ashley Romans, Wyatt Lindner and Katie McCabe also star.

Afraid Release Dates: August 30th, 2024 (US & UK)…

Happy Film Loving,

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