Overview

• Dust Bunny follows 10-year-old Aurora (Sophie Sloan) who turns to her mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen), a hitman, to confront a monster she believes devoured her parents.
• The film premiered in TIFF’s Midnight Madness program and is set for a U.S. theatrical release on December 5 via Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.
• Fuller describes a hybrid effects approach, using a massive practical puppet for many close-ups and full-body digital shots handled by his VFX team.
• The monster’s look originated from artist Jon Wayshak, with Fuller likening it to a mix of Highland cow, piranha, and hippopotamus, and Legacy preserving its pronounced underbite.
• Positioned as family-friendly gateway horror, the movie draws on Gremlins, John Carpenter, Big Trouble in Little China, and Coen/Sonnenfeld influences, and runs a tight 1 hour 46 minutes.