Ahead of the debut of its Red Band trailer during IGN Fan Fest later this week, IGN can exclusively reveal the first poster for Faces of Death, the upcoming reboot of the controversial 1978 horror classic that is set to debut in theaters on April 10, 2026.
While you can check out the trailer on Day 2 of IGN Fan Fest on February 26, this poster should give a tease as to what horrors await those brave enough to see this in theaters. As the poster warns, you won’t be able to unsee the things you see on screen.
The original Faces of Death from John Alan Schwartz became a cult classic and quite controversial as it was presented as a faux documentary that rumors claimed featured real-life deaths on screen. While it turned out most of the footage was fake, there was pre-existing footage of real deaths in the film.
In this new take on Faces of Death from director Daniel Goldhaber, the story will continue to explore that ‘is it real or not?’ conversation, and explore what happens when “a woman working as a content moderator for a major video platform discovers what appears to be re-enactments of murders from the original film. In an online world where nothing can be trusted, she must determine whether the violence is fiction, or unfolding in real time.”
Faces of Death stars Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria), Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things), Josie Totah (Saved by the Bell), Aaron Holliday (Cocaine Bear), Jermaine Fowler (The Blackening) and Charli XCX (The Moment), and is being written by Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei.
For more, check out all the other details you need to know about IGN Fan Fest and what other films join Faces of Death as the most controversial horror movies ever.
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