Hitchhiking has understandably been on the decline for decades and the release of the Passenger trailer is not going to reverse that for obvious reasons when you watch it . What the Passenger trailer is about… After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone, as a demonic presence called the Passenger that won’t stop until it claims them both turns their van life adventure into a nightmare. The cast includes Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell and Melissa Leo and the film is Written by Zachary Donohue & T.W.

Burgess Directed by André Øvredal who we interviewed some years ago for his film, ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ and was a lovely guy, and still is, but he’s never really had the breakout t hit tat he deserves. His most recent film. ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ based on the sea journey that us in the Dracula novel but is rarely featured in the many Dracula films, never got a UK release, although it’s currently on Netfllix.

But his 2019 film Scary Stories to tell in the Dark did well and he is currently prepping a sequel. By the look of Passenger it would seem to be likely for success. As a little fascinating fact ‘Passenger’ was filmed in two locations in Washington state: at the Enumclaw Expo Center (Feb 2025) and in Grand Coulee (March 2025) at a ranch that is a part of the largest beef co-operative in the US. . Passenger is in cinemas on 22nd May 2026 related feature : At the ‘Scary Stories to tell in the Dark’ film premiere – What we found round the corner! related feature : We take a look at the late Rutger Hauer in ‘The Hitcher’ – 4K UHD / BLU-RAY Here’s the Passenger trailer……