Mikey Madison and Kirsten Dunst Be a part of Mermaid Thriller Reptilia

Final month, we discovered Mikey Madison, recent off her Finest Actress Oscar win for Anora, declined to affix the solid of Star Wars: Starfighter. Now, we all know what her subsequent massive function is, and it’s an fascinating one: Reptilia, a film about mermaids.

Per the Hollywood Reporter, it is a “distinctive thriller” whereby a dental hygienist winds up “seduced by a mysterious mermaid into the darkish and moist underworld of Florida’s unique animal commerce.” Madison’s costar is Kirsten Dunst, lately of Civil War and the upcoming Roofman, and in response to THR’s Borys Kit, she’ll be the one doing the seducing. The movie, which begins manufacturing within the fall, comes courtesy of director Alejandro Landes Echavarría, director of 2019’s battle thriller Monos, working off a script he cowrote with Duke Merriman.

Not counting the current Little Mermaid remake, it’s been some time since we’ve had a significant film concerning the undersea individuals. However we’re in an period the place traditional monsters like vampires and mummies are coming back to the silver display (or Netflix), so Reptilia is coming in at an excellent time. Can’t wait to see extra about it, and what a mermaid’s doing over in Florida, within the coming months

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