Maika Monroe is The Governess From Hell in Gothic Horror Thriller VICTORIAN PSYCHO — GeekTyrant
Maika Monroe is stepping into another chilling role, this time as a governess with a deadly secret in Victorian Psycho, an upcoming period-set psychological horror film directed by The Heart Machine 's Zachary Wigon.
Based on the best-selling novel by Virginia Feito, who also wrote the screenplay, Victorian Psycho is set in 1858 and the story centers on a governess named Winifred Notty, 'hiding her psychopathic tendencies while arriving to work at a remote gothic manor.
'But as the woman takes care of her charges, staff members begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners of the estate begin to wonder, too late mind you, if their new governess is serving up a spoonful of sugar with a little arsenic on the side.'
Joining Monroe in the cast is Thomasin McKenzie ( Last Night in Soho, JoJo Rabbit ), with Monroe taking over a role previously attached to Margaret Qualley.
Director Zachary Wigon had this to say about his star: 'Maika's intense screen presence has resonated with me over and over again throughout her history of complex performances. I'm absolutely thrilled for her to bring her unique style of psychological portraiture to the fascinatingly bizarre Winifred Notty.'
This marks Monroe's third horror team-up with producer Dan Kagan, following the acclaimed Longlegs and the brutal slasher Azrael . Also producing are Sébastien Raybaud ( The Night House, Greenland ) and Wigon.
This film feels like a great project for Monroe, who has carved out a reputation as one of modern horror's most magnetic stars. From her breakout in It Follows to her recent turn opposite Nicolas Cage in Longlegs , she's proven herself as a performer who thrives in stories of dread.
She's also set to star in 20th Century Studios' upcoming Hand That Rocks the Cradle remake as yet another sinister caretaker.
Before heading into the halls of Victorian Psycho , Monroe will first shoot Reminders of Him for Universal, which is based on Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel about motherhood and second chances.
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