Ben Wheatley's new feature Bulk will make its world premiere at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).
The film will open the EIFF's Midnight Madness programme, which is the festival's platform for new genre cinema from around the world. Previous titles for the programme include Alien: Romulus and The Substance.
Bulk, filmed in secret, has been described as a “return to the thrillingly free-spirited filmmaker's home-grown, kaleidoscopic works like In The Earth and A Field in England.”
The director has also previously worked on the 2020 adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's gothic romance Rebecca and the dark comedyHigh Rise, which starred Tom Hiddleston.
In a statement, Wheatley said “I'm very excited and proud to be premiering Bulk at Edinburgh International Film Festival's Midnight Madness. This is a midnight film through and through. Car chases, gun fights, sci-fi and romance. Thanks to Edinburgh for having us. It's going to be a wild night.”
Andy Starke produced the film, which was financed by Film4. Ollie Madden and David Kimbangi also served as executive producers. Details surrounding the plot and casting are currently unknown.
EIFF Director Paul Ridd added “I have been sworn on pain of death to not give too much away about Bulk. Suffice it to say this is a truly unique film that took our breath away then fried our brains. We could not think of a better way for us to launch the second year of Midnight Madness at EIFF than with a new trip from a true visionary of cinema. It is guaranteed to bring the house down in August. Bring it on.”
The Edinburgh International Film Festival runs from August 14 to August 20, 2025. It will begin with a screening of Eva Victor‘s acclaimed comedy drama Sorry, Baby.
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