News Passenger Buckle Up and Don’t Stop Driving While Watching the Passenger Trailer Backseat driving takes on a new, sinister meaning By Vanessa Armstrong | Published on April 14, 2026 Credit: Paramount Pictures Comment 0 Share New Share Credit: Paramount Pictures “No one outruns the passenger.” That’s what someone ominously says in the trailer for the upcoming horror film Passenger, a movie about a road trip gone horribly wrong, as its log line sums up nicely: A few weeks into their van life adventure, a young couple witnesses a horrific accident that leaves the driver dead. Soon they’re being pursued by a demonic stalker who’s impossible to outrun and follows them wherever they go. That couple is played by Foundation’s Lou Llobell and Jacob Scipio (The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The Expendables 4). Passenger also stars Melissa Leo (The Equalizer 3, I Know This Much Is True). The film comes from André Øvredal, whose previous credits include The Last Voyage of Demeter, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and 2010’s underrated Troll Hunter, with a script written by Zachary Donohue & T.W. Burgess. If the trailer is any indication, the movie looks like it has several jump scares mixed in with anti-Christ messaging (we do see a burning church, after all, along with one of the characters unwillingly floating in the air in a messianic pose). I also appreciate the trailer’s cold open, sans music, which gives it a different vibe than most trailers we see these days (complimentary). Overall, it looks like solid horror movie fare, even giving us unverified stats like “130 million people take road trips every year. 15,400 of them are never seen again.” Passenger premieres in theaters on May 22, 2026. Buckle up and watch today’s trailer below. [end-mark] The post Buckle Up and Don’t Stop Driving While Watching the <i>Passenger</i> Trailer appeared first on Reactor.