Creepy Full Trailer for ‘The Astronaut’ Sci-Fi Thriller with Kate Mara

“What if something followed me back?” “Find out what the ‘what’ is, okay?” Vertical has unveiled the main official trailer for 2025’s The Astronaut, a sci-fi thriller from filmmaker Jessica Varley making her feature directorial debut. It lands in theaters in the US starting in October – because it is seriously creepy and they want it to play during horror season. After returning from her first space mission barely surviving re-entry, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehab and medical testing isolated out in the woods. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth. Is it real or is it just in her head? Or is it something else entirely? 👽 Starring Kate Mara as Sam, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna, Ivana Milicevic, & Macy Gray. This originally premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year. This is a much better trailer than the first look promo we also posted. This looks like an unsettling thriller that will play up the mystery of “what is really going on?!” right up until the last moment. I’m very curious now… // Continue Reading ›