Canadian filmmakers Brett and Jason Butler will world-premiere their new film Starsuckers at London’s FrightFest. Rue Morgue’s trailer report confirms a Friday, August 28 screening at 3:45 p.m., placing the film within the festival’s August program.
FrightFest runs from August 27 through August 31 at the Odeon Cinemas Leicester Square and West End venues. The premiere is part of that London schedule. A second screening is set for Saturday, September 5 through FrightFest @ the Arzner, giving the film two confirmed festival dates in the current announcement.
The Butler Brothers describe Starsuckers as a combination of horror and celebrity-culture satire. The cast includes Manon Ens-Lapointe, Steven Hobé, James Alex, Jersey Anderson and Jacob Stickles.
A getaway built around celebrity access
The supplied synopsis follows Chuck and Eileen, an ordinary couple who win an exclusive weekend getaway. Their hosts are the celebrity figures Bjorg Everglow and Sasha Nightshade. The prize initially offers the couple close access to a glamorous world that would normally be beyond their reach.
That getaway changes as the celebrity pair’s intentions become more disturbing. The synopsis says the trip develops into murder, manipulation and psychological games. It does not reveal which members of the cast play Chuck, Eileen, Bjorg or Sasha, and it does not disclose the outcome of the weekend.
The trailer accompanies the festival announcement and provides the first promoted look at the movie. Rue Morgue’s report supplies the genre description, cast list, basic premise and screening schedule; it does not include a general theatrical or streaming date.
What is confirmed after the premiere
The filmmakers say that further festival and release plans will be announced after the FrightFest debut. No additional territories, platforms or physical-media formats are named in the current material. The August 28 world premiere and September 5 FrightFest @ the Arzner showing are therefore the only dated screenings presently confirmed by the report.
For people attending FrightFest, the available scheduling information is specific: the main premiere takes place at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, August 28 during the London event, and the additional showing follows on Saturday, September 5. Wider availability remains unannounced until the filmmakers provide the next release update.
The report does not assign the five named performers to the four characters identified in the synopsis. It also does not give the running time or a rating. For the September 5 presentation, the announcement supplies the FrightFest @ the Arzner label and date but no screening time. The Butler Brothers’ stated next step is to announce further festival and release plans after the London debut.