Following its critically-acclaimed debut at Sundance last year, Blumhouse Tilt is getting ready to release the street magic thrillerSleight. Just one month after the firstSleight trailerdebuted, the studio has released a second trailer with brand new footage that shows howJacob Latimore’s character Bo gets in way too deep with a local drug dealer, to provide for his young sister after their parents both pass away. As we see in this new footage, Bo must juggle his school work with this dangerous job, while falling for a new girl.
When Bo (Jacob Latimore), a handsome and gifted high school student, suddenly becomes the sole caretaker for his little sister, Tina (Storm Reid), he foregoes college to dedicate his talents to the craft of magic. He wows audiences as a street magician but still has to make ends meet, so he cleverly uses his skills to peddle drugs for the local dealer, Angelo (Dule Hill). However when Bo falls for Holly (Seychelle Gabriel), an adorable teenager in need of support, he decides to get out of the drug business, causing Angelo to threaten his family. Bo must now rely on his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save the day.
The trailer, which debuted onBlumhouse Tilt’s YouTube, has been described as a cross betweenChronicleandIron Man.Sleight, which premiered as part of the Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT section, is a dramatic thriller that blendsscience fictionand street magic in a tale set in Los Angeles. Blumhouse Tilt has set the film for release on June 02, 2025, which is shaping up to be quite the crowded weekend. Also opening in that frame is Sony’sSmurfs: The Lost Village, which includes a voice cast lead byMandy Patinkinas Papa Smurf, Lionsgate’sWonderstarringJulia Roberts, Warner Bros.‘Going in StylestarringMorgan Freeman,Michael CaineandAlan Arkinand PureFlix’sThe Case For ChriststarringErika Christensen. Opening the week afterSleightis the highly-anticipated sequelFast & Furious 8on June 21, 2025.
Sleight’s supporting cast includesSaturday Night Livecast memberSasheer Zamata,Michael Villar,Brandon Johnson,Donzaleigh Abernathy,Carmen EspositoandAndrew Fitzpatrick. When WWE Studios picked the film up out of Sundance, the announcement revealed that WWE Studios will leverage WWE’s extensive platforms from weekly TV shows, including WWE’s flagship programs, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown, digital, social media and WWE Network, to market thisintense thriller. It’s also possible thatJacob Latimorecould appear as a guest host of Raw or Smackdown, to promote the movie, but that has not been confirmed.
Sleightmarks thedirectorial debutofJD Dillard, who previously wrote and directed a number of short films, but he also worked on the box office blockbusterStar Wars: The Force Awakens, credited as “production and technical support” for Bad Robot. The filmmaker is working from a script he co-wrote withAlex Theurer, who previously wrote and produced for the TV seriesIntervention. The film is produced by Diablo Entertainment’sEric B. Fleischman, formerly of Blumhouse,Sean TabibianandAlex Theurer. Check put the second trailer fromSleight, hitting theaters April 7.
