IFC Films and Maslow Entertainment have released the first trailer for ‘Late Night with the Devil,’ which follows a live television broadcast in 1977 that goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.
In ‘Late Night with the Devil,’ David Dastmalchian plays Jack Delroy, the host of a 1970s talk show called “Night Owls with Jack Delroy.” The movie, presented as found footage, unfolds during a live Halloween broadcast in 1977. Chaos erupts as Delroy interviews a parapsychologist (Laura Gordon) and a teenage survivor (Ingrid Torelli) of a Satanic church’s mass suicide.
What is ‘Late Night with the Devil’ About?
Jack Delroy, a fictional ’70s talk show host played by rising horror star (and Chicago native) Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad, Oppenheimer), is in trouble. Jack and his show Night Owls were once the biggest names in late night. But now, with his personal life marred by tragedy and his ratings in free fall, he’s struggling to keep up. So Jack and his producers cook up a controversial plan for their 1977 Halloween special: A live possession, as performed by parapsychologist Dr. June Ross-Mitchell (Gordon) and 13-year-old Lilly (Torelli), the sole survivor of a Satanic mass suicide. What could possibly go wrong?
Told in a found-footage style that purports to cobble together rediscovered master tapes with dailies from a French documentary crew, Late Night with the Devil harnesses the anything-goes excitement of live television and combines it with the sinister aura of ’70s exorcism movies to unleash a demon into the airwaves.
Directed and edited by Australian siblings Cameron and Colin Cairnes, and executive produced by Joel Anderson, Rami Yasin, and Dastmalchian. Check out the poster below.
The film uses both practical special effects, like puppetry, and digital visual effects.
The film is produced by Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Spooky Pictures, Future Pictures, and Good Fiend Films, while distribution is managed by Umbrella Entertainment, Maslow Entertainment, and Ahi Films in Australia.
‘Late Night with the Devil’ premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) on March 10, 2023, earning positive reviews. The film hits theaters on March 22, 2024, and will be on Shudder from April 19, 2024.
Source: IFC Films
