Since making her big-screen debut in the werewolf sequelGinger Snaps II: Unleashed,Tatiana Maslanyhas had a taste for horror. She’s now starring inThe Monkey,Osgood Perkins' madcap journey into the macabre world ofStephen King; she’s also set to star inKeeper, another Perkins horror film slated for release next year. While discussingThe Monkeywith Collider’sPerri Nemiroff, she also had a bit of a tease for another upcoming fright flick:Josh Ruben’s science fiction horrorGreen Bank, which also starsJasmin Savoy Brown.
Much like her collaborators onThe Monkey, Maslany was drawn to the “wonderful weirdos” onGreen Bank. Says Maslany, of what attracted her to the project:
“Green Bankis just an amazing script and Josh is such a great director. I have always just been a fan of his impressions and his Instagram presence and then got to know him and was like, “Oh my god, you’re an amazing artist!” He’s so hilarious. AndGreen Bankis, for me, selfishly, just a great opportunity to play a character again in a waythat will be, I think, transformative and back to what I love to do with, again, wonderful weirdos.Jasminis such a talent. She’s so amazing. So yeah, I’m so excited about that project.”
What Is ‘Green Bank’ About?
Green Bankis set in the real town of Green Bank, West Virginia, in which all wireless communication, from cellphones to wi-fi, is banned; this is to prevent interference with the radio telescopes of a nearby observatory operated by the US Navy. Brown, known for her roles in theScreamfranchise and the TV seriesYellowjackets, will play an infant sleep trainer who’s working with the child of two seemingly clueless yuppies. However, she soon discovers that dark, sinister forces are at work in the town. It’s the latest horror film from Ruben, director ofScare MeandWerewolves Within. His new slasher film,Heart Eyes,is in theaters now.Green Bankwas penned byAaron Horowitz, who also wrote the horror filmThe Cleansing Hour.
Maslany has a busy slate of projects in the works. In addition toKeeper, which will be released in October, she also starred in the pilot for the comedy-horror seriesThe Nightbeast; in the pilot, which has yet to be picked up for a series, she plays a young mother who has a romantic fling with the surprisingly sexy monster living in her son’s closet. She is also slated to recur in the second season of the upcomingStar Trek: Starfleet Academy, which is shot in her native Canada.
Green Bankhas not yet set a release date. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates. You can watchThe Monkeyin theaters this weekend.
The Monkey
