Maika Monroe quietly is one of the most consistent actors around. She can be counted on for at least one great performance or film just about every year. In 2023 it was the remarkable God is a Bullet (if you haven’t seen it, rectify that now), and this year it was Longlegs, the small-budgeted serial killer film that raked in $127M. Understandably, NEON is eager to work with Monroe again on a different thriller from a director she’s quite familiar with.
Deadline reports Monroe will star in Brides, a new thriller from writer/director Chloe Okuno. Monroe stars as Sally, who travels with her husband to an Italian villa where its owner, a mysterious count, takes a peculiar interest in her.
Sounds like a vampire movie inspired by Dracula, doesn’t it? According to the first reporting on this back in October, that’s exactly what it is.
This is a reunion between Monroe and Okuno. Monroe starred in Okuno’s directorial debut, Watcher, in 2022. Okuno also directed a segment in the horror anthology V/H/S/94 and episodes of Let the Right One In and Teacup.
Monroe recently signed on star in a remake of another thriller, 1992’s The Hands that Rocks the Cradle. She is best known for her role in It Follows, and will star in the sequel, They Follow.
Production on Brides begins next March.
