Ana Lily Amirpour’s New Movie ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ Coming from Saban Films

Up next from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Bad Batch) is fantasy thriller Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, and it’s coming soon.

Deadline reports that Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, with plans to “release the film theatrically this year.”

The website details Amirpour’s latest, “The film follows the story of a girl with unusual powers who escapes from a psychiatric hospital onto the chaotic streets of New Orleans. As she tries to make it on her own amidst the hedonism of the French Quarter, the girl is taken under the wing of street-smart stripper Bonnie and her young son. The trio’s antics soon draw the attention of the cops, forcing the girl to take control of her own destiny.”

Kate Hudson stars alongside Craig Robinson, Jeon Jong-seo, Ed Skrein and Evan Whitten.

“Ana Lily Amirpour is one of the most talented and creative filmmakers working today,” Saban Films’ Bill Bromiley said in a statement shared by Deadline this afternoon. “Her voice and unique vision has continued to thrill audiences and introduce them to new, thought-provoking worlds and characters and this film will be no different.”

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