‘Love And Monsters’ Trailer: Can Young Love Survive In The Aftermath Of A Giant Monster Apocalypse?
Some of the most soul-crushing and formative experiences come from young romance. But imagine how much harder that kind of love would be in the wake of a giant monster apocalypse.
Love and Monstersis a new sci-fi romance that finds a young man named Joel (Dylan O’Brien) estranged from his high school girlfriend Aimee (Jessica Henwick) after giant monsters appeared on Earth and forced what remained of humanity to hide underground. But when he reconnects with her on a radio, Joel decides to risk his life to track her down and rekindle their love. It’sA Quiet Placemixed with teen romance, but with a lot more deadly creatures. Watch theLove and Monsterstrailer below.
Love and Monsters Trailer
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting this trailer to be that good. It has the same kind of vibe thatWarm Bodiesdid, mixing romance with the zombie subgenre. Except instead of dealing with the undead, there’s an endless array of huge monsters out there who will kill you at every turn. Some have giant, deadly tentacles, others look like massive bugs. Actually, they all look like variations on the kind of monsters we saw on Skull Island in Peter Jackson’s remake ofKing Kong. But there are also seemingly harmless creatures too, such as giant jellyfish that light up the night sky.
As a bonus, we getMichael Rooker(Guardians of the Galaxy) as an expert survivalist in the world of monsters, as well as youngAriana Greenblatt(young Gamora fromAvengers: Infinity War) as his daughter, or maybe just a kid he’s picked up along the way. It’s just a shame that the coronavirus pandemic has forced this movieto become a premium VOD releasenext month instead of hitting the big screen where it might have actually made a splash.
Love and Monstersis directed byMichael Matthews(Five Fingers For Marseilles), written byBrian Duffield(Insurgent) andMatthew Robinson(Dora and the Lost City of Gold) and produced byShawn Levy & Dan Cohen(Arrival, Stranger Things).
Love and Monstersarrives on premium VOD starting onOctober 16, 2020.
