Elizabeth Banks Stars as a Celebrity Aesthetician Facing a Hacking Scandal in “Skincare ”Trailer

Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Nathan Fillion star in 'Skincare,' in theaters Aug. 16

Elizabeth Banks stars as an aesthetician whose life gets turned upside down in her new thriller.

On June 26, the actress, 50, revealed the first trailer for Skincare, described as a fictional story inspired by a true story. In the trailer (set to Grimes' 2012 song "Oblivion"), Banks plays a celebrity aesthetician named Hope Goldman, whose career appears to be booming until a rival aesthetician moves into her neighborhood.

Hope realizes one morning that someone hacked into her email and sent around messages pretending to be her, begging for money and posting photos of Hope around the internet.

The scandal affects Hope's business and personal life, and she sets out for revenge against whoever is trying to ruin her life.

IFC Films Elizabeth Banks in Skincare

"Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skincare line, but her personal and work lives are challenged when rival facialist Angel Vergara opens a new skincare boutique directly across from her store," reads a synopsis.

"She starts to suspect that someone is trying to sabotage her reputation and business, and together with her new friend Jordan she embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of who is trying to destroy her life."

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The movie is directed by Austin Peters, a longtime music video director who makes his feature narrative directorial debut with Skincare. Peters cowrote the movie's script with screenwriters Sam Freilich and Deering Regan.

Courtesy of IFC Films Poster for 2024's Skincare

The movie also stars Lewis Pullman, who plays Banks' character's friend Jordan, as well as Luis Gerardo Méndez, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Nathan Fillion.

Skincare is in theaters Aug. 16.

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