Latest MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Trailer Witness the new MIDNIGHT SPECIAL trailer! The film, written and directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter), stars Joel Edgerton, Michael Shannon, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher, and Sam Shepard. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL will be released in theaters on March 18. A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.