New MIDNIGHT SPECIAL International Trailer and Clips Don’t miss the new MIDNIGHT SPECIAL international trailer and clips! 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 next Friday. A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.