He’s played by the great John Malkovich, who actually sings several of the songs featured in the picture. This is reason enough to see this film or at least to be intrigued by it. Malkovich never really left his theatricality behind when he broke through into movies in the 1980s;

"Opus" pairs one of Hollywood's hottest young actors with a living legend in a treatise on fame, the music industry and cults of creativity.

In Mark Anthony Green's debut feature, also starring Tony Hale, Juliette Lewis and Murray Bartlett, a young writer scores an invite to the remote compound of a legendary musician.

Playing a cross between Bowie, Kanye, and Manson (Charles, not Marilyn), the legendary actor nearly saves this muddled, satirical horror movie. Nearly.

Ayo Edebiri and John Malkovich lead Mark Anthony Green’s music fandom send-up thriller 'Opus,' which delivers neither good songs, nor deep chills.

This A24 debut by a former GQ journalist stars Ayo Edebiri of "The Bear" as an ambitious writer who tries to survive the assignment from hell.

In A24's 'Opus', Ayo Edebiri stars as Ariel, a young journalist inexplicably invited to the compound of pop legend Moretti (John Malkovich).

Produced by A24 and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Mark Anthony Green, Opus was one of the most anticipated horror films of 2025. Although it is

Ayo Edebiri And John Malkovich are the best part of Mark Anthony Green's horror thriller 'Opus,' which takes too long to truly surprise

The trailer for Opus, an upcoming horror film from A24, gives audiences a taste of John Malkovich’s unsettling performance as a pop star cult leader. While establishing the movie’s eerie tone, the preview also provides an overview of the basic premise.

Opus's first trailer sees Ayo Edebiri's journalist welcomed into the disturbing world of a pop star, played by John Malkovich.