Coming to theaters on August 2nd Longlegsthe new movie of Nice Monroe y Nicolas Cagewhich has been described by some as one of the most disturbing horror films of the year; and by others, as a hybrid between Seven y The silence of the lambs.
The film directed by Oz Perkins – son of Anthony Perkins, the actor who played Norman Bates in Psychosis Alfred Hitchcock’s The Last of Us could be the best horror movie debut of the last two decades. Even more so with the interesting performance of Monroe, the protagonist of this new film project. She will play an FBI agent assigned to investigate a mysterious serial killer (Nicolas Cage).
The actress is an expert in horror films thanks to her roles in The Guest, It Follows y The stranger. Precisely, in the aforementioned It FollowsMonroe became the ‘trendy woman’ in this type of filming. Although she has participated in other films such as Yes, Greta y Unknown obsessionwhich has earned her the title of the queen of jumpscares. But what do we know about Monroe?
Born Dilon Monroe Buckley, the 31-year-old actress changed her name before becoming famous. The daughter of a factory worker and a sign language interpreter, she never thought she would end up on the big screen. In fact, her true passion was kitesurfing, and at just 17 years old she moved from California to the Dominican Republic to compete professionally in this discipline, winning a silver medal at the Red Bull International Air Competition.
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