Ayo Edebiri Goes Up Against John Malkovich's Celebrity Cult Leader in Unnerving “Opus” Trailer

'Opus' is in theaters March 14

Ayo Edebiri portrays a journalist who inadvertently finds herself at a cult gathering in her new A24 movie.

A24 has released the trailer for Opus, in which The Bear Emmy-winner Edibiri, 29, costars with John Malkovich. Malkovich portrays a massively famous — but reclusive — musician named Moretti, who invites Edibiri's character, Ariel Ekton, to spend a weekend at his compound to participate in an "exclusive listening experience" for his new album.

Upon arrival at Moretti's compound, Ariel meets a group of celebrities and journalists and quickly grows disturbed as people at the compound begin acting strange. When Ariel asks others present whether they are concerned, she is not taken seriously — and things eventually appear to take a turn for the dangerous.

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"A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago," reads an official synopsis for the film. "Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan."

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Edebiri and Malkovich, 71, costar in Opus with Juliette Lewis, The White Lotus' Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder, Stephanie Suganami, Young Mazino and Tatanka Means. The movie is written and directed by Mark Anthony Green, who makes his directorial debut after previously creating a short film titled Trapeze, U.S.A.

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Opus marks Edebiri's first film appearance since Inside Out 2, in which she voiced the character Envy. In addition to her role on The Bear, Edebiri most recently appeared in the film Omni Loop and in 2023's Bottoms, as well as a voice role on Everybody Still Hates Chris. Malkovich, meanwhile, last appeared in a film in 2023's Well Done!. He is also expected to appear on the big screen in 2025 in Marvel's upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Opus is in theaters March 14.