Hilary Swank stars as police detective Valerie Quinlan, who entangles a married man into a murder scheme, in the upcoming psychological thriller Fatale.
In the film’s first trailer released on Thursday, the two-time Oscar winner’s character gets steamy with Derrick (Michael Ealy), who portrays a successful sports agent.
Not long after the pair have a one-night stand, Valerie begins to investigates him as a homicide suspect and threatens to reveal their affair to his wife.
Suspenseful: Hilary Swank stars as police detective Valerie Quinlan, who entangles a married man into a murder scheme, in the upcoming psychological thriller Fatale
The first look of the drama begins with Derrick looking numb, as he narrates: ‘Life is a road straight and narrow. Stay on the road and it will take you safely home, but make a wrong turn and you will meet the darkness.’
Within the first 18 seconds of the nearly three-minute trailer, Derrick’s life appears to fall from grace as he sports a black eye and is surrounded by police officers.
The footage, then, pans to him in bed with his wife, before they become victims of a violent robbery.
Thrilling: In the film’s first trailer released on Thursday, the two-time Oscar winner’s character gets steamy with Derrick (Michael Ealy), who portrays a successful sports agent
Big mistake: Not long after the pair have a one-night stand, Valerie begins to investigates him as a homicide suspect and threatens to reveal their affair to his wife
When Valerie arrives as the detective on his case, she teases her one-time lover by saying, ‘I’m certain I know you from somewhere.’
While Derrick insists they don’t in front of his spouse, he has flashbacks of their wild night together, before warning Valerie he has a ‘marriage to protect.’
‘You’re afraid I’m going to expose you to your wife?’ Valerie challenges back, before asking him a chilling question.
Thrilling: The first look of the drama begins with Derrick looking numb, as he narrates: ‘Life is a road straight and narrow. Stay on the road and it will take you safely home, but make a wrong turn and you will meet the darkness’
Scary: Within the first 18 seconds of the nearly three-minute trailer, Derrick’s life appears to fall from grace as he sports a black eye and is surrounded by police officers
‘Can you think of anyone who might want to harm you? Friends? Family?’ Valerie asks Derrick after enduring a terrifying home invasion. ‘Or a woman you screwed and discarded?’
‘Can you think of anyone who might want to harm you? Friends? Family?’ Valerie grills after he was involved in a home invasion. ‘Or a woman you screwed and discarded?’
When asked if committed murder, Derrick chokes back tears and maintains his innocence.
Valerie, however, tells him she doesn’t believe him.
Yikes: The footage, then, pans to him in bed with his wife, before they become victims of a violent robbery
Turn for the worst: When asked if committed murder, Derrick chocks back tears and maintains his innocence
Innocent: Valerie, however, tells him she doesn’t believe him
Upon discussing her femme fatale role to People, Swank called the experience ‘really fun’ and said ‘there are so many layers to the cat-and-mouse game these two characters get caught up in.’
‘This is a very strong woman who’s fighting for something incredibly important, but it’s coming from a basis of fear and desperation,’ she noted.
She continued: ‘Those underlying motive drivers were great to tap into as an actor.’
Fatale is set for a December 18 theatrical release after it was pushed back from July to October due to coronavirus restrictions at movie theaters.
Intense: Upon discussing her femme fatale role to People , Swank called the experience ‘really fun’ and said ‘there are so many layers to the cat-and-mouse game these two characters get caught up in’
‘This is a very strong woman who’s fighting for something incredibly important but it’s coming from a basis of fear and desperation,’ she noted of her character