THE FOREST Trailer Debut Don’t miss the first THE FOREST trailer! The film, directed by Jason Zada, stars Natalie Dormer, and Taylor Kinney. THE FOREST will be released in theaters on January 8. A supernatural thriller set in the legendary Aokigahara Forest at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. A young American woman, Sara (Natalie Dormer of “Game of Thrones” and “The Hunger Games”), goes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. Despite everyone’s warnings to “stay on the path,” Sara enters the forest determined to discover the truth about her sister’s fate – only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead that prey on anyone who wanders into the forest