Actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Alyssa Sutherland are set to headline the upcoming film The Room Below. Directed by writer-filmmaker Kurt Martin, The Room Below is a psychological creature thriller film. Shooting for the film is ongoing at a brisk pace in Sydney, Australia.
According to the summary of the film, Mia, an expectant mother and acclaimed author of children’s books, encounters strange occurrences in her home when a boy, who strikes a remarkable resemblance to her dead son, goes missing. As grief begins to consume Mia, her suspicious behavior attracts the attention of a retired detective intent on solving the missing boy’s case.
Apart from Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Alyssa Sutherland, the cast of The Room Below also stars Bobby Gilchrist and Gilbert Bradman.
Known for her roles in Velvet Goldmine, The Tudors and Dracula, Rhys Meyers was recently seen in the Vikings series and the latest hit Evil Dead Rise.
Speaking about the film to Variety, director Kurt Martin said that it is a "deeply intense psychological thriller about grief, guilt and obsession, with an incredibly unsettling and unique creature dialling up the scares."
The Room Below is produced by Jim Robison for Lunar Pictures, Chris Chard for CME, and Ty Linegar for MIK Studio. The executive producers include Marc Furmie, William Ramsey, Colin Bates, Adam Callen, Samuel Levine, Roy Scott Macfarland, Clement Dunn, Emma Comley, and actress Jaime King. A release date is yet to be announced by the makers.