Within the phrases of the immortal Prince, “Tonight I am gonna social gathering prefer it’s 1999” as a result of A24’s Y2K will likely be out there to look at at house on Christmas Eve. The apocalyptic horror comedy directorial debut of Kyle Mooney has hit digital platforms lower than two weeks after it first took over theaters, making certain it will be prepared to look at from wherever in time for the New 12 months. It isn’t precisely coming off the most well liked field workplace efficiency, grossing solely $2.1 million in its first weekend and shaping as much as be a uncommon misfire for the indie large, but it surely nonetheless brings quite a bit to the desk with a forged led by Rachel Zegler and a actually killer story set on the flip of the century.

The story behind Y2K could be very easy – two highschool outcasts crash the most important New 12 months’s Eve social gathering on the town in 1999 in hopes of getting enjoyable and serving to one in every of them, Eli (Jaeden Martell), lastly confess his emotions to his crush. Nevertheless, their night time descends into full chaos after they discover out that Y2K is actual. They and their fellow partygoers are compelled to combat for his or her lives in opposition to the mechanical menace, with 90s references aplenty from dial-up to Tomagotchis. Whereas the real-life fears over Y2K have been primarily based on the concept that expertise would start to fail with the rollover to the brand new millennium, Mooney’s movie imagines a actuality the place all of the machines violently revolt in opposition to their creators when the clock hits midnight.

Including to the decision sheet is a forged mixing younger stars and 90s icons, together with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst as himself. Julian Dennison rounds out the starring trio as Eli’s good friend and wingman Danny, with the remainder of the group that includes Eduardo Franco, Daniel Zoghadri, Lachlan Watson, Alicia Silverstone, The Child Laroi, and Mooney himself. Superbad‘s Jonah Hill additionally leads a high-profile crew of producers with Matt Dines, Allison Goodwin, Cooper Wehde, Evan Winter, and The Bear creator Christopher Storer. With all that expertise, the movie earned a powerful reception at SXSW earlier this 12 months, although opinions total have been combined. Collider’s Ross Bonaim e mentioned in his 6/10 evaluate, “Although Y2K is an excellent concept that doesn’t discover its potential in addition to it ought to, it’s nonetheless charming and playful in a approach that makes it an amusing watch.

What’s Subsequent for Zegler After ‘Y2K’?

Zegler has been on hearth to begin her younger profession, going from Steven Spielberg‘s West Facet Story to Shazam! Fury of the Gods and the prequel novel adaptation The Starvation Video games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes final 12 months. The long run stays brilliant for her heading into 2025, as she’s set to hitch the Disney live-action remake universe with Snow White. She’ll tackle the titular function reverse Gal Gadot‘s Evil Queen in what’s been billed as a reimagining of the traditional story. Taking over directorial duties will likely be Mark Webb with Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson penning the screenplay.

Y2K will likely be out there on digital platforms together with Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, and extra on December 24, 2024.