Y2K
AlthoughA24’sY2Khas an original premiss , the upcoming horror comedy also owe a creative debt to a more family - favorable tailspin on the same idea . It is pretty loose to put to work out the originative stock ofA24 ’s coming horror comedyY2K.Y2Kfollows a pair of likable , nerdy teens who attend a liquor - fuel party on New Year ’s Eve 1999 . In this movie ’s realism , Y2 K ’s “ Millennium Bug ” turn out to be a very real fear as electronics all over the world go maliciously haywire at the stroke of midnight and begin mow down humanity .
What survey is a definitive musical style mashup that blend a “ One Wild Night ” teen comedy with an apocalyptic revulsion . Y2Kis efficaciously a repugnance version ofSuperbad , or an unlikely mashup ofCan’t Hardly WaitandMiracle Mile . While taking the robotic Revelation ofThe Terminatormovies and transplanting it into the earth ofHarold and Kumar Go To White Castleis an inspired estimation , there is another influence that film director Kyle Mooney ’s upcoming motion picture also borrows from . As observe by a fistful of commentator online , Y2Ktakes cues both visually and story - wise from an underrated ‘ 90s classic .
A24 ’s Y2 K movie front like it could be fun , but it completely whiffs on the civilisation of the ' 90 and the Y2 K hemipterous insect affright that permeated the end of 1999 .
A24’s Y2K Is An R-Rated Small Soldiers
Joe Dante’s ‘90s Classic Focused On Toys Going Haywire
Y2Kis effectivelySmall Soldierswith an R - ratingdue to its “ Bloody violence , strong intimate subject matter / nakedness , pervasive language , and teen drug and alcohol use . ” Directed byGremlinshelmer Joe Dante , Small Soldiersis an risky venture movie from 1998 that sees a immature boy ’s toy soldier derive to life thanks to a military - grade chip . This splintering turns the tiny toy dog into real - life killing machines that shortly get topsy-turvydom throughout the hero ’s hometown . With a stack cast include Kirsten Dunst , David Cross , Tommy Lee Jones , and the late , great Phil Hartman , Small Soldiersblends sharp sarcasm with family - well-disposed escapade .
Y2Kwill be released on December 6 , 2024 .
AlthoughSmall Soldierswas rated PG-13 , the movie ’s violence is relatively minimum . There are a few bloody injury , but nothing more vivid than the cartoonish mayhem seen in Dante’sGremlins . In contrast , Y2Kpromises a darker tailspin on the same premise where malicious malfunctioning toys are just the beginning of a deadly takeover by machines . One scene inY2 K ’s trailer sees a toy motortruck light up a partygoer ’s face with a homemade aerosol can flamethrower , which try the moving-picture show will definitely be a pot nastier thanSmall soldier . This could makeY2Ka fun return key to this promising concept .
Y2K’s Rating Allows A24’s Horror Movie To Take Its Premise Further
Small Soldiers Was Limited By Its PG-13 Rating
Although Dante ’s movie did feature some scenery of peril , Small Soldiersnever got too dark thanks to its household - friendly rating . The movie ’s toy are jeopardize , but there are few genuine scares and most of the movie ’s most tearing moment happen off - screen . In demarcation , Y2 K ’s risky horror comedystory is chock - full of gory fierceness and scenes of aggregative destruction . The trailer let in a shot of two passenger planes crashing into each other while one vernal character is viciously jab in the headland by a toy truck . Y2 K ’s R - rating means it is not as limit asSmallSoldiers .
This will result in an interesting feeling , sinceSmall Soldiersarguably need the confines of its PG-13 rating . Although it was discharge in 1998,Small Soldiershas the tone of an Amblin film from the ‘ 80s likeBatteries Not include , The Goonies , orArachnophobia . In contrast , Y2Kcould potentially be far darker , adjudicate by its MPAA verbal description . However , Y2Karguably needs this same adventure - centric tone , since the teen funniness should n’t take itself too seriously . Y2 K ’s eponymous catastrophe could make the picture astonishingly bleak , but Mooney should rather seek to poise laughs and scares as Dante did .
Dante’s Movie Underperformed Release
Since the movie made only $ 70 million on a $ 40 million budget , Small Soldiersnever receive a continuation or a reboot . There was a Justin Lin project titledToymaggedonaround 2014 and this story of a toy dog factory that condescend into laughable chaos was bruit to be a stealth reboot of the franchise . However , Toymaggedonwas never formally foretell aSmall Soldiersreboot and the undertaking was cancel in 2019 after Disney purchased Fox . As such , theRachel Zegler vehicleY2Kmay be the closest thing thatSmall Soldierswill ever receive to a fall out - up .
Of course , Y2Kcould also try out to be a surprise success thanks to its stellar cast and A24 ’s account of smashing releases in the repugnance writing style . If this is the case , Y2Kmight revive interest in theSmall Soldiersbrand . Thus , years after Dante ’s family movie inspiredA24 ’s coming revulsion clowning , Y2kmight be able to indirectly bring back the franchise by reminding spectator just how fun its " toy gone defective " story was .
