Presence is a 2024 American supernatural thriller drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by David Koepp. It stars Lucy Liu , Chris Sullivan , and Callina Liang . Presence premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024.

Jan 24, 2025 · David Koepp is re-teaming with Steven Soderbergh for Presence, a ghost story from the ghost's point-of-view, and we talk all about it.

But "Presence" put Koepp in a darker place than usual. He shares that, after beginning work on the screenplay, he began to dream from the perspective of a ghost.

Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Presence on the official site. In theaters January 24th, 2025 brought to you by NEON. Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang, Eddy Maday, West Mulholland, Julia Fox.

Jan 24, 2025 · Written by veteran David Koepp (who collaborated with Soderbergh on 2022’s Kimi and his upcoming spy thriller Black Bag), Presence makes good on its prolific director’s propensity to ...

5 days ago · Director Steven Soderbergh and writer David Koepp understand that there are infinitely more frightening things in the world than paranormal entities. That becomes increasingly evident throughout Presence, the duo’s second collaboration following their crackerjack 2022 thriller Kimi. Perhaps it’s rooted in the fact that they were each somewhat inspired by their personal close brushes with…

Jan 24, 2025 · “Presence” is written by David Koepp—who writes a lot of Steven Spielberg films and other blockbusters and is himself a director of other movies with ghosts in them—and is directed, shot, and edited by Steven Soderbergh. As is nearly always the case on his productions, Soderbergh operates the camera himself. In this one he should be ...

Jan 24, 2025 · But in their follow-up to the tech thriller Kimi, longtime friends director Steven Soderbergh and screenwriter David Koepp say that Presence was never conceived of as or intended to be a horror movie.

Jan 2, 2025 · What is David Soderbergh's Presence about? The film is about an entity invisible to the human eye. This phantom is roaming in an empty house initially but soon is occupied by a family. It observes them as they go about their daily chores, jobs, schools, etc. However, it isn't just a routine but the struggles this family is handling.

Jan 22, 2025 · Presence is a ghost story defined by a single formal concept: the whole movie is from the point-of-view of the ghost — a POV captured by the director/cinematographer himself. Of course, simple concepts, well executed, belie skillful understanding of narrative economy, which Koepp’s screenplay provides.