The setup
Caterpillar (2026)
The same weekend also brings Obsession. Two trailers, one argument about which one wins the window.
Caterpillar opens in theaters on May 14, 2026.
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In Theaters · May 14, 2026
Caterpillar
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Drama
When memory begins to fade, love is put to the test.
Three generations living under one leaky Wellington roof in 2003, all on the brink of transformation. Sixteen-year-old Cassie is all bravado and vulnerability, drifting into risky territory as she searches for validation in all the wrong places. Her mother Maxine, 52, a formidable single-mother filmmaker on the brink of a long-awaited breakthrough, is finally offered a greenlight - if she can just land a star. Holding everything together is Huia, Cassie’s grandmother, 80, whose life has been defined by quiet service to family and a private obsession with raising monarch caterpillars, dreaming of one day witnessing the legendary butterfly migration in Mexico. But when Huia’s mind begins to fail her, the family is thrust into chaos. Can the maternal line hold together while everything is throwing them apart?
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The Trailer
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Dropped February 3, 2026
The credits that matter
The history behind Caterpillar
Miss Conception Films and New Zealand Film Commission are behind the production. Chelsie Preston Crayford directs. The finished film runs 1 hour 37 minutes.
The lineup
Who you’ll see in the trailer
Marta Dusseldorp, Lisa Harrow and Anais Shand lead the cast. Marta Dusseldorp plays Maxine.
Marta Dusseldorp
as Maxine
Lisa Harrow
as Huia
Anais Shand
as Cassie
Kirimaia Noel
as Awhi
Matt Whelan
as Cam
Matty Rockel
as Mason
Tanea Heke
Cohen Holloway
Why this one is worth it
This trailer was made to be reacted to
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Caterpillar is scheduled to open in US theaters on May 14, 2026. Dates can shift, so check back for updates.
Who stars in Caterpillar?
Marta Dusseldorp, Lisa Harrow, Anais Shand, Kirimaia Noel and Matt Whelan lead the cast, directed by Chelsie Preston Crayford.
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