Rachel Zegler Fights Off Killer Machines in A24’s Y2K Trailer

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Rachel Zegler Fights Off Killer Machines in A24’s Y2K Trailer

A24 has shared the official Y2K trailer for its newest disaster comedy starring Golden Globe winner Rachel Zegler. Following its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival last March, the movie is now scheduled to arrive in theaters on December 6, 2024.

“It’s New Year’s Eve 1999. Two high school nobodies decide to crash the last big party before the new millennium. When the clock strikes midnight, the night gets more insane than they ever could have imagined,” reads the synopsis.

Check out the Y2K trailer below

What happens in the Y2K trailer?

The video highlights the sudden uprising of technology, where all machines have suddenly come to life with the intent of killing humans. In the middle of the chaos is a group of high schoolers fighting for their survival after their house party is interrupted by the disaster.

Y2K is written and directed by Saturday Night Live alum Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter. The ensemble cast also includes Jaeden Martell (It movies), Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Alicia Silverstone (Clueless), Lachlan Watson (Chucky), Mason Gooding (Scream VI), Tim Heidecker (Us), Eduardo Franco (Booksmart, Stranger Things), Miles Robbins (Blockers), Fred Hechinger (Fear Street, The White Lotus), Daniel Zolghadri (Funny Pages), and rapper The Kid Laroi.

The project hails from Jonah Hill, who has signed on to produce the project through his Strong Baby banner. This marks Hill’s latest collaboration with A24 after previously working together in his feature directorial debut Mid90s. It is also produced by Winter, Matt Dines, Ali Goodwin, and Chris Storer (The Bear).