There were a lot of murmurings earlier this year about an upcoming thriller called Final Girl starring Abigail Breslin, which will push the trope of a Final Girl to its furthest extreme. That movie was released on VOD on August 14, and is not the title that concerns us today. Instead, we are here to talk about the first trailer for the new horror-comedy The Final Girls (hence the confusion). The latter concerns looks to be a meta romp through a Friday the 13th-esque slasher when a group of teens - and all of their horror knowledge - get pulled into the movie.
I stumbled upon a clip from this movie a few months ago and have been bursting at the seams for more information and, last week, my prayers were answered. Follow me, won't you, on the several stages of Fan-Girl-dom that I experienced watching this trailer.
The Final Girls will be hitting theaters on October 9th - in what I assume may be a limited release - and already has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes and several accolades to its name from prestigious film festivals.