Piégé (Locked), the claustrophobic thriller directed by David Yarovesky, will stream exclusively on Prime Video on September 11, 2026 in France. The film teams up Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins in a showdown that unfolds almost entirely around a SUV transformed into a prison.
Bill Skarsgård plays Eddie Barrish, a thief who slips into a luxury car to grab whatever he can resell. Once aboard, he realizes the doors and windows are locked. The car has been specially engineered to prevent any exit and to endure even the most aggressive destruction attempts.
The SUV’s owner, William, played by Anthony Hopkins, contacts him remotely. He takes control of the car’s various systems and presents himself as a vigilante bent on personally punishing whoever tried to steal from him. Eddie must find a way to escape as his kidnapper uses the vehicle to lay down a series of trials.
Michael Arlen Ross's screenplay keeps most of the action confined to this closed space. Temperature, sound, power windows, and the SUV's shifts become pressure tactics wielded by William. The confrontation hinges on Bill Skarsgård's physical presence inside the car and Anthony Hopkins's voice.
Trapped is the American adaptation of 4x4, an Argentine thriller directed by Mariano Cohn and released in 2019. The central premise of the original film remains intact: a burglar ends up locked inside the car he planned to steal, under the control of a homeowner who intends to substitute his own vendetta for the workings of justice.
David Yarovesky, director of Brightburn: The Child of Evil, is at the helm of this new take. The film is notably produced by Sam Raimi, the man behind Evil Dead and the original Spider-Man trilogy. Michael Arlen Ross adapts the screenplay conceived by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat.
Bill Skarsgård taps into a darker register once again, following Ça and John Wick: Chapter 4. Anthony Hopkins lends his measured calm—and his voice—to the owner of the vehicle. Ashley Cartwright completes the cast in the role of Sarah, Eddie’s daughter.
The device in Piégé turns an object associated with comfort and security into a space of captivity. Beyond the escape attempt, the film stages a clash between two men, one of whom justifies torture by the other’s crimes, denying the victim any chance to face justice.
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