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Olivia Cooke replaces Maika Monroe in vampire thriller Brides

May 30, 2025 by Ricky Church

Chloe Ukuno’s upcoming vampire-themed Brides has seen a change in its lead star. It Follows and Longlegs star Makia Monroe has had to drop out of the film and Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon) is now stepping in to take on her role. Monroe is also set to lead the adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel Reminders of Him, which has forced a […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Brides, Chloe Okuno, maika monroe, Neon, olivia cooke

Maika Monroe joins Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho

May 16, 2025 by EJ Moreno

Zachary Wigon’s Victorian Psycho has found its leading lady. Maika Monroe (Longlegs) has been cast as a killer governess in the film, joining Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho). Monroe steps into the role, which The Substance’s Margaret Qualley previously circled. This project is an adaptation of the best-selling book by Virginia Feito, who also […]

Filed Under: Movies, News Tagged With: maika monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Victorian Psycho

Maika Monroe to lead Colleen Hoover adaptation Reminders of Him

March 20, 2025 by Ricky Church

After last summer’s It Ends With Us brought author Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel to life, Universal is prepping for another Hoover adaptation. Per Deadline, Longlegs star Maika Monroe will lead Reminders of Him from director Vanessa Caswill (Love at First Sight). Reminders of Him will focus on “motherhood, forgiveness and the power of one love to heal even the […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Ricky Church Tagged With: Colleen Hoover, Lauren Levine, maika monroe, Reminders of Him, Vanessa Caswill

Neon and Maika Monroe to re-team for horror film Brides

December 19, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

It comes as little surprise that following $126 million at the worldwide box-office and the title of highest-grossing independent film of 2024, Neon are reuniting with their Longlegs star Maika Monroe for another horror titled Brides.  Per Deadline’s report, Brides will also reteam Monroe with Chloe Okuno, who directed her in 2022 thriller Watcher.  […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Brides, Chloe Okuno, maika monroe, Neon

Mary Elizabeth Winstead joins Maika Monroe in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle remake

October 15, 2024 by Gary Collinson

Last month it was announced that Maika Monroe (Longlegs) will be starring in a remake of the 1992 psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and now comes word that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey) has also joined the cast of the upcoming film. The original film, directed by Curtis Hanson, saw Rebecca […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: maika monroe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

Maika Monroe set for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle remake

September 28, 2024 by Gary Collinson

Fresh off the hit horror Longlegs, actress Maika Monroe has been cast as the lead in 20th Century Studios’ remake of director Curtis Hanson’s 1992 psychological thriller The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. The original film starred Rebecca De Mornay as a woman who suffers a miscarriage when her husband commits suicide after being exposed […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: maika monroe, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

Neon’s Longlegs surpasses Furiosa at domestic box office

August 6, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Fantastic marketing and strong word-of-mouth can carry a horror film to great heights. Just look at the success of Longlegs, which has held its own against massive blockbusters. After competing at the box office against Despicable Me 4, Twisters, and Deadpool & Wolverine, the Osgood Perkins-directed film was able to rack up the cash. As […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, longlegs, maika monroe, Nicolas Cage, Oz Perkins

NEON’s Longlegs overperforms with record-breaking $22.6 million opening

July 14, 2024 by EJ Moreno

Longlegs is proving that original horror will attract viewers, as the marketing campaign for the NEON demonic serial killer film has paid off. Whether it’s being hailed as the “scariest film of the decade,” a mid-tier horror movie, or the worst thing around, audiences still piled into cinemas this blazing hot weekend. Longlegs opened at […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News, Top Stories Tagged With: longlegs, maika monroe, Nicolas Cage, Oz Perkins

Video Review – Longlegs is the scariest film of the decade

July 8, 2024 by EJ Moreno

EJ Moreno reviews Neon’s Longlegs… From the moment Longlegs begins, you are drowning in dread, and it doesn’t let up. This culminates in the best horror experience in quite some time. Critic EJ Moreno offers up his feelings on the upcoming Oz Perkins film, set to hit cinemas in July. With terrifyingly good filmmaking and […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alicia Witt, Blair Underwood, Kiernan Shipka, longlegs, maika monroe, Nicolas Cage, Oz Perkins

Movie Review – Longlegs (2024)

July 13, 2024 by Robert Kojder

Longlegs, 2024. Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins. Starring Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, Dakota Daulby, Lauren Acala, Kiernan Shipka, Lisa Chandler, Maïla Hosie, Carmel Amit, Scott Nicholson, Malcolm Masters, and Ava Kelders. SYNOPSIS: In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder, Top Stories Tagged With: Alicia Witt, Ava Kelders, Blair Underwood, Carmel Amit, Dakota Daulby, Kiernan Shipka, Lauren Acala, Lisa Chandler, longlegs, maika monroe, Maïla Hosie, Malcolm Masters, Michelle Choi-Lee, Nicolas Cage, Osgood Perkins, Scott Nicholson

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