Overview

• The film held its world premiere in Toronto in the festival’s Midnight Madness lineup, arriving alongside a first trailer.
• The trailer emphasizes Fuller’s vivid, surreal visuals and a blend of horror, action and dark fairy-tale tones.
• The plot centers on 10-year-old Aurora (Sophie Sloan) hiring her hitman neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) to confront a ‘monster,’ with the film keeping the threat’s nature uncertain.
• Sigourney Weaver and David Dastmalchian co-star; producers Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee back the film, with Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions handling the Dec. 5 theatrical release.
• In an early review, TheWrap called the movie wild and colorful, while Weaver said at TIFF that the R-rated film was conceived as family-viewing; Variety noted the concept evolved from Fuller’s work on Amazing Stories and features bold color design with cinematographer Nicole Hirsch Whitaker.