After the one-two punch of The Guest and It Follows, we knew actress Maika Monroe had one hell of a career ahead of her. Monroe subsequently starred in The 5th Wave and Independence Day: Resurgence, and up next she’s working with Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Byzantium)!
Deadline reports that Maika Monroe has joined the cast of Jordan’s The Widow, which also stars Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert. The thriller was penned by Ray Wright, who wrote the remake of George Romero’s The Crazies.
Moretz will play France, a young woman who returns an elderly widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers her elder might not be all that she seems and that she’s downright dangerous.
Monroe is Erica, Frances’ protective best friend who is living large on her father’s dime and helps her college pal acclimate to the city.
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lawrence Bender, James Flynn and Karen Richards are producing.