New A24 film Y2K is set to release in theatres nationwide this December

Hey, remember Y2K (AKA “the millenium bug”)? In the months leading up to the year 2000, everybody was in an uproar, believing there would be a complete shutdown of resources upon midnight of December 31 / January 1 of 2000.

In a nutshell, many computer programs were not set up for the change of “19” to “20” that year, and the possibility existed that files would become unreachable, the power grid would shut down, etc.

Of course, there were some technical issues upon the stroke of midnight, but thankfully, nowhere near the disaster that so many people believed was inevitable. Well, A24’s newest film, appropriately called Y2K, uses the panic as the basis for its plot.

Set on December 31, 1999 Y2K stars Jaeden Martell (It, Arcadian, The Lodge), Rachel Zegler (Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Hunger Games: The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes), Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2, Godzilla vs. Kong) Australian rapper the Kid Laroi, Fred Durst and Alicia Silverstone.

Although A24 has become mostly known for its serious horror films such as The Witch, Hereditary, Midsommar and Talk to Me, Y2K seems much more comedic than those films – but, then again, A24 was also responsible for Bodies Bodies Bodies, which was more of a dark comedy than anything else.

What is A24's Y2K about?

 Described as a disaster comedy film, the synopsis for Y2K is this: “On the last night of 1999, two high school juniors crash a New Years Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dial-up disaster comedy.” Slightly more info can be garnered from the trailers (you can see the most recent trailer at the end of this article). The newest one shows more comedy than anything else, but the earlier trailer puts more of its focus on blood and violence.

Former SNL star Kyle Mooney directed Y2K, which he also co-wrote with Evan Winter. Y2K opens in theaters nationwide on December 26.