Possessor Uncut [work] Jun 2026
Christopher Abbott (Colin) has the harder task: playing a man who is slowly being erased. As the film progresses and Colin begins to realize he is a puppet, Abbott’s accent slips, his gait changes, and his eyes flicker between terror and cold calculation. The Uncut version includes a five-minute scene where Colin looks in a mirror and watches his reflection argue with him—a scene so technically demanding it took three days to shoot.
The film opens with a masterclass in tension as Vos, inhabiting a man named Colin (Roderick Crawford), commits a brutal murder. The extraction is a ritual of self-destruction—she must commit suicide in the host’s body to “wake up” in her own. We see the toll: Vos struggles to reconnect with her own husband (Rossif Sutherland) and son, haunted by the lingering emotional residue of her hosts. Her life is a hollow performance. Possessor Uncut
A crucial scene where the possessed Colin Tate murders his girlfriend, Ava (Tuppence Middleton), is more graphic in the Uncut version. The theatrical cut lessens the sexual undertones of the attack. The Uncut version emphasizes the violation—Tate’s body, controlled by Vos, performs a deeply intimate act of murder, conflating sex, intimacy, and annihilation. It’s a Cronenbergian signature: the body’s orifices as gateways for both pleasure and terror. Christopher Abbott (Colin) has the harder task: playing
and my brain is officially melted. This isn’t just a movie; it’s a sensory assault. Brandon Cronenberg is carrying on the family legacy of body horror with a stylish, brutal, and neon-soaked masterpiece. If you like: High-concept sci-fi 💻 Gory practical effects 🩸 Andrea Riseborough being a legend 👑 Then you need to see this. Warning: It is uncut for a reason. The film opens with a masterclass in tension
No discussion of is complete without praising the dual performances.
As the cinematic landscape continues to evolve, films like "Possessor Uncut" serve as a reminder that the medium remains a vital, thriving art form capable of pushing boundaries, challenging assumptions, and redefining the very notion of what is possible on screen.