It’sJennifer Hudsonversus the apocalypse — and her fellow survivors — in the new movieBreathe.
PEOPLE is exclusively debuting the first trailer, which features Hudson and her costars in action-star mode.
The Oscar winner, 42, can be seen navigating a New York City deprived of breathable oxygen and holing up with her family.
Milla Jovovich in “Breathe”.Courtesy of Breathe Productions Inc.
Courtesy of Breathe Productions Inc.
But, as the pulse-pounding trailer indicates, “these visitors are not who they claim to be.”
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“I am so proud to share the screen with such a talented group of actors,” Jovovich, 48, tells PEOPLE in a statement. She adds thatBreathedirector Bristol was a “wonderful” collaborator.
Jennifer Hudson in “Breathe”.Courtesy of Breathe Productions Inc.
Bristol, a Film Independent Spirit Award winner for 2019’sSee You Yesterday, also has praise for his “incredible” cast, who “all bring freshness and something gravely unique to the storytelling.”
He tells PEOPLE he is “so damn happy for the world to finally get to see” what he calls “a labor of love.”
“It’s a story about a mother and daughter who are at odds, fighting to survive,” the filmmaker says. “They have to learn to trust each other, because one small mistake will mean agonizing death. What family can’t relate to that?”
In a statement about the film’s message, Bristol saysBreatheis “a personal story. The more personal, the more universal. We want to scare the audience to realize that the Earth can end tomorrow.”
Quvenzhané Wallis and Sam Worthington in “Breathe”.Courtesy of Breathe Productions Inc.
Citing a Native American proverb — “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, but we borrow it from our children” — Bristol adds that his goal with the film was to help audiences “realize that we are on the verge of leaving our children and future generations with a terrible planet” thanks to man-made climate change.
“The characters keep talking and thinking about their children. They are more concerned about the survival of their children than themselves. The future generations do not deserve this. We have to give our children the tools to help sustain and re-grow the Earth.”
Breatheis in theaters, on digital and on demand April 26.
source: people.com
