A new thriller is dropping into theaters next month. The fittingly titled Drop, from the horror powerhouse Blumhouse Productions, comes from a director who has released a couple of very fun scary movies with neat premises and stars an actress in one of her biggest roles since her breakout appearance on one of TV's most acclaimed prestige series.

SXSW: The latest from "Happy Death Day" director Christopher Landon drops us into a date from hell starring Meghann Fahy.

SXSW: Meghann Fahy stars in the punchy, ridiculous thriller, 'Drop' from Christopher Landon, about a woman on the worst first date of her life.

FandomWire reviews DROP from SXSW 2025. A mother goes on a first date, but it turns into a nightmare when her phone gets strange messages.

Drop” stopped by the L.A. Times studio at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival to talk about movie theatre pet peeves and weird photos they’ve received on their phones. Nicholas Ducassi is an audience editor for Entertainment and Arts at the Los Angeles Times.

Who knew that a movie about getting mysterious airdrops could be this good! The Chris Landon directed film brings us Violet (Meghann Fahy), a widow going on a first date in a long while. Her date Henry (Brandon Sklenar) is a photographer and also happens to be the most patient man of all time as Violet slowly turns their charming date into a game of “how many times is this woman walking away from the table?

Landon’s film moves so quickly that there’s no time to dwell on anything & we’re thankfully encouraged to be in the moment with Violet instead.