Get ready. One of the wildest films to emerge from Sundance is set to arrive in theaters this summer from MUBI, who shelled out a pretty penny to acquire it. For good reason. Lurker is the directorial debut of The Bear and Beef writer Alex Russell, and if you thought those movies created some blood pressure-spiking anxiety, you haven’t seen anything yet.
Lurker stars Saltburn actor Archie Madekwe as a red-hot pop star, who lets a fan into his inner circle only for it to go spinning wildly out of control as said fan does ANYTHING to maintain his spot. The film features a crazy performance by Théodore Pellerin that’ll have you reexaming the people you let get close to you.
Also in the cast are Havana Rose Liu, Zack Fox, Wale Onayemi, Daniel Zolghadri, and Sunny Suljic. Russell directed the film and wrote the screenplay. He’s a real talent to keep an eye on.
SYNOPSIS: When a twenty-something retail clerk encounters a rising pop star, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
Lurker opens in theaters on August 22nd. You can check out my review here.
