There are a handful of directors that I will see anything they do, even if it doesn’t appear to be something I would like. Brad Anderson is one of those filmmakers, work he did on one of my all-time favorites, Transsiberian. Anderson’s latest, Blood, is a horror which stars Michelle Monaghan as a mother who is pushed to the edge to save her son from a strange illness.
As seen in the new trailer, Monaghan’s character Jess has moved back into her family farmhouse following a divorce. We see Jess holding a terrified woman captive. Jess tells her not to struggle, and certainly not to try and flee. She’s a mother, and a mother must do anything she can to save her child, so it’s best not to test her.
This bizarre situation occurs after Jess’s son is bitten by their rabid dog, causing the boy to develop an unquenchable thirst for blood. The blood is like a magical cure for him, but it forces Jess to do some terrible things. A mother would do anything for her child.
The film also stars Skeet Ulrich, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, June B. Wilde, Skylar Morgan Jones. Anderson directs from a script by Will Honley.
Blood opens in theaters on January 27th 2023, followed by VOD on January 31st.
Jess (Michelle Monaghan), a nurse and mother recently separated from her husband (Skeet Ulrich), moves her daughter Tyler (Skylar Morgan Jones) and young son Owen (Finlay Wojtak-Hissong) back into her family farmhouse. Shortly after settling in, Owen’s dog escapes into the woods and returns days later, blood-soaked and rabid. When the dog attacks and bites him, the resulting infection grows more shocking as Owen’s behavior becomes frightening and deadly. As he spirals deeper into the depths of the illness, Jess discovers a disturbing cure, which makes her question how far she is willing to go to keep her child alive.
