“In Afraid, Curtis and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA,” the official synopsis reads. “Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family’s behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family’s way.
Weitz also served as a writer on 1998’s Antz, 2000’s Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, 2015’s Cinderella, 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, 2022’s Disney’s Pinocchio, and 2023’s The Creator, among other titles, while he additionally produced 1999’s American Pie. Weitz produces Afraid alongside Jason Blum and Andrew Miano. Beatriz Sequeira, Paul O. Davis, Dan Balgoyen, and Britta Rowings serve as executive producers.
Afraid, which does not yet have an official MPA rating, releases in United States theaters on August 30, 2024, from Sony Pictures Releasing.Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks. You can find him on twitter at @brandonschreur.