How would you like a very special gift from Joel Edgerton? That may sound pretty cool but you may think otherwise after seeing how creepy the Warrior and The Great Gatsby actor is in his directorial debut, The Gift. Edgerton directs and stars alongside Rebecca Hall and Jason Bateman in a psychological thriller that also boasts the producing muscle of Whiplash, The Purge, and Paranormal Activity's Jason Blum. Here's the synopsis:
"Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) are a young married couple whose life is going just as planned until a chance encounter with an acquaintance from Simon’s high school sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn’t recognize Gordo (Joel Edgerton) at first, but after a seemingly coincidental series of encounters proves troubling, a horrifying secret from their past is uncovered after nearly 20 years. As Robyn learns the unsettling truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo, she starts to question: how well do we really know the people closest to us, and are past bygones ever really bygones?"
The Gift opens on July 31st.
