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December 14, 2021 7:57 AM Subscribe
"Everything Everywhere All at Once", the trailer. Starring Michelle Yeoh! (SLYT)
"a rock with googly eyes" AND "a mysterious and complicated ritual"
posted by dragstroke at 8:19 AM on December 14, 2021 [23 favorites]
posted by dragstroke at 8:19 AM on December 14, 2021 [23 favorites]
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posted by YoungStencil at 8:23 AM on December 14, 2021 [26 favorites]
posted by YoungStencil at 8:23 AM on December 14, 2021 [26 favorites]
In case you're wondering, the Bowie song they use is called "Time".
posted by WalkingAround at 8:28 AM on December 14, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by WalkingAround at 8:28 AM on December 14, 2021 [6 favorites]
Oh my God oh my God oh my God
posted by thecaddy at 8:31 AM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by thecaddy at 8:31 AM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
Do want.
posted by Sing Or Swim at 8:32 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Sing Or Swim at 8:32 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
DATA!!!
SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD yes I am very into this
posted by Maaik at 8:32 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD SOLD yes I am very into this
posted by Maaik at 8:32 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
Wow. This looks amazing.
(Also, an I mean this in the best way possible, this looks like if Michael Gondry directed The Matrix.)
posted by gauche at 8:38 AM on December 14, 2021 [22 favorites]
(Also, an I mean this in the best way possible, this looks like if Michael Gondry directed The Matrix.)
posted by gauche at 8:38 AM on December 14, 2021 [22 favorites]
I won't lie, the multiverse aspect made me worry for a minute that this was another Marvel movie.
Pleasantly pleased that it is not.
posted by deadaluspark at 8:44 AM on December 14, 2021 [4 favorites]
Pleasantly pleased that it is not.
posted by deadaluspark at 8:44 AM on December 14, 2021 [4 favorites]
This is the first SF/Fantasy multiverse-ish movie trailer that I've been absolutely blown away by. Very excited to see this.
posted by tclark at 8:47 AM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by tclark at 8:47 AM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
YES PLEASE ITS THE BLUE LIGHT ALL CAPS HOUR PRESENTED BY MICHELLE YEOOOOOOOOOOOH
posted by sixswitch at 8:55 AM on December 14, 2021 [9 favorites]
posted by sixswitch at 8:55 AM on December 14, 2021 [9 favorites]
Also, directed by Daniels? Dani- "Turn Down For What" -els? Sweet!
posted by a car full of lions at 8:57 AM on December 14, 2021 [7 favorites]
posted by a car full of lions at 8:57 AM on December 14, 2021 [7 favorites]
An original (not a remake or reboot) Sci-Fi story?
With heart and teh feelings?
With non-white lead actors?
With a female lead?
With a female lead who isn't super young?
Not Marvel / Disney?
With what appears to be high quality production values and special effects?
Count me in, this looks.... ahmazing!
posted by rozcakj at 8:58 AM on December 14, 2021 [47 favorites]
With heart and teh feelings?
With non-white lead actors?
With a female lead?
With a female lead who isn't super young?
Not Marvel / Disney?
With what appears to be high quality production values and special effects?
Count me in, this looks.... ahmazing!
posted by rozcakj at 8:58 AM on December 14, 2021 [47 favorites]
ok, I am not going to watch this trailer! I will just skip directly to "watch this movie in which badass Michele Yeoh wears a googly third eye, hell yeah". thanks for helping me out with that!
posted by supermedusa at 9:04 AM on December 14, 2021 [5 favorites]
posted by supermedusa at 9:04 AM on December 14, 2021 [5 favorites]
Another interesting A24 production with the added bonus of the endlessly watchable and likeable Michelle Yeoh. Looks like a winner.
posted by Ashwagandha at 9:08 AM on December 14, 2021
posted by Ashwagandha at 9:08 AM on December 14, 2021
I AM SO EXCITE!
Does... does Michelle Yeoh at once point fight Jamie Lee Curtis?! Also, "I'm busy, I don't have time to help you [save the universe] today" is the most Asian mom line that ever mom-ed. These are my people.
posted by BlueBlueElectricBlue at 9:15 AM on December 14, 2021 [15 favorites]
Does... does Michelle Yeoh at once point fight Jamie Lee Curtis?! Also, "I'm busy, I don't have time to help you [save the universe] today" is the most Asian mom line that ever mom-ed. These are my people.
posted by BlueBlueElectricBlue at 9:15 AM on December 14, 2021 [15 favorites]
For those not looking to watch and find out too much (why do trailers always show too much?), looks like it opens March 25.
posted by rikschell at 9:15 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by rikschell at 9:15 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
Finally, another movie made by The Daniels. I'm not sure they can top Swiss Army Man, but I'm willing to let them try.
posted by forbiddencabinet at 9:22 AM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by forbiddencabinet at 9:22 AM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
Star Trek: Discovery: Hey, here's a character from the Mirror Universe played by Michelle Yeoh! Pretty cool, huh?
The Daniels: [crack their knuckles]
posted by Halloween Jack at 9:40 AM on December 14, 2021 [14 favorites]
The Daniels: [crack their knuckles]
posted by Halloween Jack at 9:40 AM on December 14, 2021 [14 favorites]
What will be the merchandise tie-in in the A24 shop?
Edit: It's eyes. Googly eyes.
posted by emelenjr at 9:41 AM on December 14, 2021 [5 favorites]
Edit: It's eyes. Googly eyes.
posted by emelenjr at 9:41 AM on December 14, 2021 [5 favorites]
Please, Powers That Be, let the Apocalypse be delayed long enough for me to see this.
(In this timeline, anyway. In others, it’s already the Citizen Kane of that timeline.)
posted by panglos at 9:41 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
(In this timeline, anyway. In others, it’s already the Citizen Kane of that timeline.)
posted by panglos at 9:41 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
worry for a minute that this was another Marvel movie
This is an understandable worry, given that Marvel is very multiverse-preoccupied right at the moment. Beyond just being happy to see Michelle Yeoh in such an interesting looking project, I'm also glad that the multi-universe concept isn't being ceded to Disney altogether, because it's a fantastic concept, one that I think could turn out to be pretty important. Having Daniels be the ones to bring out the indy alternative is icing on the cake.
posted by Ipsifendus at 9:46 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
This is an understandable worry, given that Marvel is very multiverse-preoccupied right at the moment. Beyond just being happy to see Michelle Yeoh in such an interesting looking project, I'm also glad that the multi-universe concept isn't being ceded to Disney altogether, because it's a fantastic concept, one that I think could turn out to be pretty important. Having Daniels be the ones to bring out the indy alternative is icing on the cake.
posted by Ipsifendus at 9:46 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
LMAOOOOO this is the art house version of The One (a trash western outing from Jet Li that's near and dear to my heart)
posted by cendawanita at 9:51 AM on December 14, 2021 [14 favorites]
posted by cendawanita at 9:51 AM on December 14, 2021 [14 favorites]
This looks like the best freakin' thing in forever.
And it gave my wife the strength to get out of bed this morning.
posted by scaryblackdeath at 10:16 AM on December 14, 2021
And it gave my wife the strength to get out of bed this morning.
posted by scaryblackdeath at 10:16 AM on December 14, 2021
this is the art house version of The One
THAT's the movie I couldn't remember. Not The Matrix. Thank you!
posted by gauche at 10:16 AM on December 14, 2021 [4 favorites]
THAT's the movie I couldn't remember. Not The Matrix. Thank you!
posted by gauche at 10:16 AM on December 14, 2021 [4 favorites]
ok, I am not going to watch this trailer! I will just skip directly to "watch this movie in which badass Michele Yeoh wears a googly third eye, hell yeah".
If the pitch above appeals to anyone, please treat yourself to The Heroic Trio. It is ridiculous and utterly fabulous. Michelle Yeoh is the goddamn best, and has always been the goddamn best.
Spoiler: At one point a demon made of basically ground Spam grafts itself to Michelle Yeoh to take over her mad kung fu skills.
posted by scaryblackdeath at 10:22 AM on December 14, 2021 [16 favorites]
If the pitch above appeals to anyone, please treat yourself to The Heroic Trio. It is ridiculous and utterly fabulous. Michelle Yeoh is the goddamn best, and has always been the goddamn best.
Spoiler: At one point a demon made of basically ground Spam grafts itself to Michelle Yeoh to take over her mad kung fu skills.
posted by scaryblackdeath at 10:22 AM on December 14, 2021 [16 favorites]
Star Trek: Discovery: Hey, here's a character from the Mirror Universe played by Michelle Yeoh! Pretty cool, huh?
I was gonna say, it would be fun if at least one of her is a nod to Captain and/or Emperor Georgiou!
posted by traveler_ at 10:27 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
I was gonna say, it would be fun if at least one of her is a nod to Captain and/or Emperor Georgiou!
posted by traveler_ at 10:27 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
It is just utterly fantastic that we've gone from "Okay, after ten movies in this genre staring young white guys named Chris maybe we can do the same thing but with a black guy or a woman," to "Here's a mind-blowing kick-ass concept for a movie that you've never seen before, an okay-take-my-money elevator pitch. Also it stars a 59-year-old Malaysian woman."
posted by straight at 10:29 AM on December 14, 2021 [14 favorites]
posted by straight at 10:29 AM on December 14, 2021 [14 favorites]
I was watching this, delighted as anyone would be, and then the character I believe is the protagonist's spouse(?) speaks and I thought, Could it be? I looked on IMDb and HOLY SHIT: that is Ke Huy Quan. That is the (obviously now all grown up) actor who gave us Data from Goonies and Short Round from Temple of Doom. My Gen X heart just exploded in joy.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 10:56 AM on December 14, 2021 [29 favorites]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 10:56 AM on December 14, 2021 [29 favorites]
DirtyOldTown: "Ke Huy Quan"
Is he still wearing blocks on his feet to reach the pedals?!
posted by chavenet at 11:01 AM on December 14, 2021
Is he still wearing blocks on his feet to reach the pedals?!
posted by chavenet at 11:01 AM on December 14, 2021
Obviously, his wife drives.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:04 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by DirtyOldTown at 11:04 AM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
Does look like it may be the first film in a long time worth a trek to an actual theater.
posted by sammyo at 11:11 AM on December 14, 2021
posted by sammyo at 11:11 AM on December 14, 2021
A day may come when I sit back and say "No, I don't want to see Michelle Yeoh beat people up," BUT IT IS NOT THIS DAY!
this is the art house version of The One
...which has one of Ebert's best reviews. To wit:
"If Yulaw kills 123 selves, he has the power of 124. Follow this logic far enough, and retirement homes would be filled with elderly geezers who have outlived their others and now have the strength of 124, meaning they can bend canes with their bare hands and produce mighty bowel movements with scornful ease."
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 11:23 AM on December 14, 2021 [11 favorites]
this is the art house version of The One
...which has one of Ebert's best reviews. To wit:
"If Yulaw kills 123 selves, he has the power of 124. Follow this logic far enough, and retirement homes would be filled with elderly geezers who have outlived their others and now have the strength of 124, meaning they can bend canes with their bare hands and produce mighty bowel movements with scornful ease."
posted by GCU Sweet and Full of Grace at 11:23 AM on December 14, 2021 [11 favorites]
> produce mighty bowel movements with scornful ease
#goals
posted by seanmpuckett at 12:04 PM on December 14, 2021 [7 favorites]
#goals
posted by seanmpuckett at 12:04 PM on December 14, 2021 [7 favorites]
MetaFilter: produce mighty….
Nope, not going to do it in this universe. Not without Johnny Wallflower.
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:09 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
Nope, not going to do it in this universe. Not without Johnny Wallflower.
posted by GenjiandProust at 12:09 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
Now this is the Matrix that I actually want to see. Plus made by The Daniels. I'm sold baby, take my money now.
posted by hoodrich at 12:30 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by hoodrich at 12:30 PM on December 14, 2021
I was really confused when I saw Jamie Lee Curtis's name at the end and had to rewatch. I would never have guessed that was her.
posted by octothorpe at 12:30 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by octothorpe at 12:30 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
LMAOOOOO this is the art house version of The One
On which Ke Huy Quan worked as a stunt choreographer.
posted by CaseyB at 12:33 PM on December 14, 2021 [11 favorites]
On which Ke Huy Quan worked as a stunt choreographer.
posted by CaseyB at 12:33 PM on December 14, 2021 [11 favorites]
You had me at "Starring Michelle Yeoh".
You had my CAPSLOCK DRIVEN ENTHUSIASM with the trailer itself.
SO. SOLD.
posted by Quasirandom at 12:43 PM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
You had my CAPSLOCK DRIVEN ENTHUSIASM with the trailer itself.
SO. SOLD.
posted by Quasirandom at 12:43 PM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
What's the deal with those "trophies" behind Jamie Lee Curtis at 8 seconds in? Easter egg or some reference I'm not getting?
posted by mrgoldenbrown at 12:45 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by mrgoldenbrown at 12:45 PM on December 14, 2021
JAMIE LEE CURTIS!?!
WHAT IS HAPPENING???!!!
posted by Windopaene at 12:52 PM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
WHAT IS HAPPENING???!!!
posted by Windopaene at 12:52 PM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
Just in case this amazing trailer made anyone else want to immediately watch some more of Daniels' work, here is their Vimeo page.
posted by LooseFilter at 12:59 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by LooseFilter at 12:59 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
And when I turn 59 next month, I'm going to start being a badass in action films...
posted by Windopaene at 1:18 PM on December 14, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by Windopaene at 1:18 PM on December 14, 2021 [6 favorites]
holy shit, thank you for linking this!
posted by LobsterMitten at 1:38 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by LobsterMitten at 1:38 PM on December 14, 2021
I want to live in the universe where James Hong has googly eyes.
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 1:40 PM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by JustSayNoDawg at 1:40 PM on December 14, 2021 [2 favorites]
My powerful interest in this is tempered only by the sad knowledge that I live in a city where if it’s not a buddy comedy, a superhero flick, or a Nicholas Sparks adaptation, it’s not going to play on the big screen.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 3:27 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by ricochet biscuit at 3:27 PM on December 14, 2021
It'll play here on one screen for one week and then be gone.
posted by octothorpe at 3:37 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by octothorpe at 3:37 PM on December 14, 2021
Also worth noting: James Hong has possibly the longest list of credits in Hollywood.
posted by scaryblackdeath at 3:55 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by scaryblackdeath at 3:55 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
Yes yes yes I am so ready for this.
posted by Joey Michaels at 4:06 PM on December 14, 2021
posted by Joey Michaels at 4:06 PM on December 14, 2021
James Hong better have flashback to being freaking Lo Pan, is all I'm saying. Legend!
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 6:21 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 6:21 PM on December 14, 2021 [3 favorites]
This looks really good. Fingers crossed it lives up to expectations.
posted by tdismukes at 6:48 PM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by tdismukes at 6:48 PM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
Love it! And what a brilliant use of that Bowie song.
posted by Coaticass at 7:38 PM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Coaticass at 7:38 PM on December 14, 2021 [1 favorite]
and when they say "and this is why we can't have good things" I will (gesture wildly)
my gawds this is a good thing. if we go from omicron to flesh-eating zombies by March I will still fight my way to a theatre to see this.
posted by elkevelvet at 7:58 PM on December 14, 2021
my gawds this is a good thing. if we go from omicron to flesh-eating zombies by March I will still fight my way to a theatre to see this.
posted by elkevelvet at 7:58 PM on December 14, 2021
What's the deal with those "trophies" behind Jamie Lee Curtis at 8 seconds in? Easter egg or some reference I'm not getting?
Indeed, mrgoldenbrown. I paused there by happenstance and was intrigued. I assume the trophies are an Easter egg, but only time will tell.
posted by mumkin at 8:41 PM on December 14, 2021
Indeed, mrgoldenbrown. I paused there by happenstance and was intrigued. I assume the trophies are an Easter egg, but only time will tell.
posted by mumkin at 8:41 PM on December 14, 2021
High concept films are like Evelyns, there's thousands of 'em in the multiverse. Hopefully our universe is the one where this movie sticks the landing.
posted by xigxag at 12:15 AM on December 15, 2021
posted by xigxag at 12:15 AM on December 15, 2021
I watched this and partway through had a visceral rush of 'WHY CAN'T I PUT THIS IN MY EYEBALLS RIGHT NOW?!?!?!' It looks like something like a multiverse Sense8 meets, idunno, I think maybe the reference to Heroic Trio is on point. I am here for Michelle Yeoh kicking ass, particularly kicking ass as a middle aged woman.
Plus, all the googly eyes!
posted by rmd1023 at 5:55 AM on December 15, 2021
Plus, all the googly eyes!
posted by rmd1023 at 5:55 AM on December 15, 2021
Actually, the start of the trailer at the laundromat made me wonder if it was going to have more of a Kung Fu Hustle vibe...
posted by rmd1023 at 6:05 AM on December 15, 2021
posted by rmd1023 at 6:05 AM on December 15, 2021
My brain overloaded on this yeseterday. I was onboard almost immediately, and then when I slowly made the Bowie Time connection I think I achieved spirtual wholeness.
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 8:42 AM on December 15, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by Abehammerb Lincoln at 8:42 AM on December 15, 2021 [2 favorites]
I was surprised not to see Awkwafina playing the daughter. Then I found out she had indeed been cast, but had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts.
posted by Quasirandom at 12:00 PM on December 16, 2021
posted by Quasirandom at 12:00 PM on December 16, 2021
please release on stream at the same time as in theaters...
posted by divinitys.mortal.flesh at 9:59 AM on December 18, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by divinitys.mortal.flesh at 9:59 AM on December 18, 2021 [1 favorite]
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