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

Final month, we realized Mikey Madison, contemporary off her Finest Actress Oscar win for Anora, declined to hitch the forged of Star Wars: Starfighter. Now, we all know what her subsequent massive position 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, not too long ago of Civil War and the upcoming Roofman, and based on 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 warfare thriller Monos, working off a script he cowrote with Duke Merriman.

Not counting the latest Little Mermaid remake, it’s been some time since we’ve had a serious film in regards to the undersea folks. However we’re in an period the place basic monsters like vampires and mummies are coming back to the silver display screen (or Netflix), so Reptilia is coming in at a great 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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