Hollywood blockbuster director takes Shyamalan route with high-concept Netflix thriller starring Wagner Moura and Greta Lee
Louis Leterrier is pivoting to a smaller, high-concept suspense thriller titled 'The Last House,' which is described as a blend of family drama and cosmic horror
When the man who has dabbled in hot, massive Hollywood big-scale properties like "Fast & Furious", "The Transporter" and "The Incredible Hulk" takes a complete pivot and goes for something smaller — way, way smaller — along the lines of, say, a high-concept M. Night Shyamalan thriller, colour us
When the man who has dabbled in hot, massive Hollywood big-scale properties like "Fast & Furious", "The Transporter" and "The Incredible Hulk" takes a complete pivot and goes for something smaller — way, way smaller — along the lines of, say, a high-concept M. Night Shyamalan thriller, colour us
When the man who has dabbled in hot, massive Hollywood big-scale properties like "Fast & Furious", "The Transporter" and "The Incredible Hulk" takes a complete pivot and goes for something smaller — way, way smaller — along the lines of, say, a high-concept M. Night Shyamalan thriller, colour us
When the man who has dabbled in hot, massive Hollywood big-scale properties like "Fast & Furious", "The Transporter" and "The Incredible Hulk" takes a complete pivot and goes for something smaller — way, way smaller — along the lines of, say, a high-concept M. Night Shyamalan thriller, colour us intrigued.
Louis Leterrier is bringing out "The Last House", a new feature-length suspense thriller for Netflix, aimed at the intellect this time around. (No connection to "The Last House on the Left" films.)
Headlined by Wagner Moura ("Narcos", "The Secret Agent") and Greta Lee ("Past Lives", "Tron: Ares"), the film is being touted by Netflix as a blend of family drama with cosmic horror, with a PG-13 rating and a 110-minute runtime. Premiere is set for Aug. 7, 2026.
Per the official logline, the story starts on an ordinary rainy morning when the father tries to open the front door and realises it is completely sealed. The narrative navigates a major time jump, tracking the family as they remain trapped inside for six straight years. Greta Lee stars as Ann, the resilient matriarch described as the "bedrock" of the family who taps into a surge of protective strength under stress.
Wagner Moura plays Jason, the father fighting to maintain his composure and devise an escape route while everything goes sideways. They are trapped with their two children, Ruth (Riley Chung) and Graham (Noah Alexander Sosnowski).
Beyond the physical impossibility of leaving, the family must cope with the psychological weight of their modern luxuries and life-or-death essentials completely running dry as an ominous, invisible presence watches them.
"The Last House" comes from screenwriter Matthew Robinson, who previously wrote the creature-feature adventure "Love and Monsters". Pål Ulvik Rokseth ("Amundsen") is director of photography, with editing by Adam Gough, who previously worked on Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar-winning "Roma". Composer Yair Elazar Glotman designed the film’s sci-fi soundscape.
Louis Leterrier, who is also known for "Now You See Me", the live-action "Clash of the Titans" reboot, and several episodes of the popular Netflix series "Lupin" (with Omar Sy), reportedly conceived the idea as a creative challenge to shoot an entire movie in a single location after working on physically exhausting, mammoth action blockbusters. Despite the limited setting, Greta Lee has teased that the narrative progression shifts into something "completely radical for the genre."