The upcoming horror flick begins manufacturing subsequent yr.
Bryan Fuller and Mads Mikkelsen are reuniting, nevertheless this time, they are not bringing the titular Hannibal Lecter to screens. The duo, who beforehand labored collectively on NBC’s Hannibal, will work collectively as soon as extra for the upcoming perform Mud Bunny. Fuller will write, produce, and make his characteristic directorial debut, with Mikkelsen in a foremost place. Thunder Highway’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee will produce with companies Thunder Highway and Leisure One.
Mud Bunny will observe an eight-yr-antique lady who believes {that a} monster lurking beneath her mattress ate her circle of relatives. So, she turns to her “attention-grabbing neighbor” for assist to kill the monster. Although no different plot data can be found, the temporary description already teases a movie proper up every Fuller and Mikkelsen’s wheelhouse. Past Hannibal, Fuller’s love of horror is well-known (as seen in his social media posts), and he has labored on completely different type duties, along with the lately launched Queer for Concern. In the meantime, Mikkelsen recurrently takes on roles of additional brutal characters, so a monster-killing neighbor will match correct in collectively together with his earlier work.
Fuller and Mikkelsen first labored collectively within the three-season NBC sequence Hannibal, which was created and govt produced by the use of Fuller. It centered on the early courting amongst legal profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mikkelsen) as they aided the FBI in monitoring down serial killers — inclusive of, unbenknownst to them for a while, Hannibal himself. The sequence was tailor-made from the Thomas Harris novels and drew story thought from the books along with launched new takes to the desk. Regardless of it being lamentably quick-lived, its devoted fanbase (Fannibals) has pushed for a fourth season because the show’s preliminary cancellation in 2015. The gathering has additionally been lauded by critics and audiences alike for its gorgeous (and sometimes brutal) visuals, its storytelling, performing, and additional.
Alongside Hannibal, Fuller is well-known for rising the beloved Lee Tempo-led assortment Pushing Daisies. It noticed a pie maker who used his skill to hold lifeless folks and issues returned to life to resolve murders. He moreover created Lifeless Like Me, Wonderfalls, and has labored on further assortment consisting of American Gods and Star Trek: Discovery. It was lately launched that Fuller will helm a Friday the thirteenth prequel sequence titled Crystal Lake.
When he is no longer making wonderful nevertheless questionable feasts as Hannibal, Mikkelsen has starred in a few of options throughout Danish and English-language motion pictures. He has starred contained in the Oscar-triumphing Danish movie One other Spherical, took on James Bond in On line casino Royale, and has appeared in further franchises, inclusive of the MCU and the Star Wars universe. He’ll subsequent well-known particular person within the upcoming Indiana Jones 5 and reunite with A Royal Affair director Nikolaj Arcel for The Bastard.
Lee expressed her pleasure to work with Fuller, stating, “We had been big fans of Bryan’s for years. Mud Bunny is enormously modern and in contrast to some factor inside {the marketplace} and we’re happy to help convey his first attribute to life.” Kristen Figeroid, Sierra/Affinity’s Managing Director and Government Vice President, expressed related sentiments for Mikkelsen’s casting, saying, “Mads brings such a novel first-rate to each man or girl he brings to life and his perform in Mud Bunny could also be no exception. We’re excited to deliver a throwback to the household horror motion pictures of the ’80s, a liked style for tons, to this yr’s market at AFM.”
Mud Bunny at present wouldn’t have a launch date, however manufacturing is about to start out in January 2023. Within the interim, check out out Mikkelsen and Fuller’s work on Hannibal, streaming now on Hulu.
