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Y2K is an upcoming 2024 American horror comedy directed by Kyle Mooney that explores a disaster scenario where the Y2K bug causes chaos on New Year’s Eve, 1999. The first trailer shows the mayhem that unfolds when ‘90s technology turns violent. It introduces the main characters, Eli, Laura, and Danny, as they navigate a world where domestic appliances become deadly weapons, turning a party into a fight for survival.
A24 is planning to release the film on December 6, 2024, following its world premiere at South by Southwest earlier in March. The premiere will take place in the United States. The film stars Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, and Rachel Zegler and is expected to be a combination of horror, comedy, and nostalgia.
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The story revolves around two high school juniors, Eli and Danny. They go to a New Year's Eve celebration only to discover themselves in a horrific scenario.
The group of teenagers, including Laura, must figure out how to stop the anarchy before it's too late, as devices like VCRs and microwaves turn deadly. The movie vividly captures the worst fears connected with the Y2K bug in a darkly comic manner, so exploring the worries of the late 1990s.
The premise
The film Y2K is based on the feared catastrophe as the year 2000 approached, where computers might mistake "00" for 1900 instead of 2000. While the crisis was largely avoided in reality, Mooney's film imagines a world where the worst-case scenario unfolds. In this horror comedy, everyday devices turn deadly, causing chaos for a group of unsuspecting teenagers.
Cast and characters
This film's cast of characters combines conventional high school students. The protagonist who finds himself in the middle of the turmoil is Eli, portrayed by Jaeden Martell.
Rachel Zegler plays Laura, who is Eli's crush. She invites him to the tragic celebration. Danny, played by Julian Dennison, is Eli's best friend.
Nostalgia and technology
One of the most captivating aspects of the movie is its use of nostalgia, reflecting a time when the internet was just becoming a household staple and technological breakdowns were a common concern. The film not only evokes memories of dial-up internet and AOL chat rooms but also highlights the darker side of technological dependence.
The cultural impact of Y2K
The movie’s exploration of the Y2K bug is speculated to work as a metaphor for the cultural and technological shifts of the time. The late ‘90s seems to have been marked by rapid technological advancements, which brought excitement and anxiety. Y2K works on this duality by showing how these advancements could go terribly wrong.
Directorial debut and vision
Kyle Mooney's directorial debut is speculated to show an interesting attempt to combine horror and comedy. Renowned for his work on Saturday Night Live, Mooney offers a fresh approach to the disaster subgenre by bringing his comic voice to this movie.
Beyond simple scares, his Y2K vision explores issues of technological reliance and the fragility of human relationships in the digital age.
Viewers enthralled by this film's mix of horror and comedy have created a lot of buzz for the first teaser. The trailer captures the turmoil that results from technology turning lethal, preparing the ground for the movie.
