Up next from Sound of Violence filmmaker Alex Noyer is Love is the Monster, a new thriller that draws on Finnish mythology Deadline reports today.
Madeline Zima (“Doom Patrol,” “Twin Peaks”) and Leonardo Nam (Werewolf by Night, “Westworld”) star, and production is currently underway through a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement.
Love Is the Monster centers on “a couple, Ana (Zima) and Justin (Nam) who, rocked by infidelity, attend an exclusive couples retreat in Finland, under the golden rays of the summer’s midnight sun. They join other couples from other parts of the world to experience the transformative teachings of the shaman and healer, Tiina, inspired by the ancient Finnish goddess of love and fertility, Lempo. But the idyllic setting soon takes a turn….”
Intriguingly, Wikipedia offers this description about the goddess Lempo: “After Christianity came to Finland, the reputation of Lempo worsened: it is portrayed in the folklore usually as an erratic spirit, as love can be capricious, even dangerous, and it could even take control of a being and turn them to destruction.”
It sounds safe to assume that Love is the Monster might showcase Lempo’s dangerous side. Then again, the catchy title says it all.
The upcoming thriller is written by Noyer, Hannu Aukia and Blair Bathory.
Moe Jeudy-Lamour (“Ted Lasso“), Kimberly-Sue Murray (Trader), Kristina Tonteri-Young (“Warrior Nun“), Milla Puolakanaho (Omerta), Tatu Sinisalo (Sisu) and Sheila Mccarthy (Women Talking) also star.
Laurence Gendron (A Wounded Fawn) and Hannu Aukia (Sound of Violence) produce alongside Noyer. Noyer’s previous film, Sound of Violence, is a horror-thriller starring “Yellowjackets” and Scream VI‘s Jasmin Savoy Brown which world premiered at SXSW in 2021.
XYZ Films is handling North American rights and will launch sales at TIFF.
With production underway for Love is the Monster, stay tuned for more news and announcements on the production as they arrive.
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