The filmmaker behind Watcher and one of the intriguing voices in trendy horror, Chloe Okuno, is deep in manufacturing on her newest undertaking Brides, a lush and nightmarish interval horror movie starring Olivia Cooke. The ensemble simply bought much more thrilling with the addition of Business’s Harry Lawtey, Queen & Slim star Jodie Turner-Smith, The Crown’s Viola Prettejohn, and the all the time magnetic Burn Gorman.
Presently filming in Budapest, Brides marks one other collaboration between NEON the award-winning studio recognized for daring, prestige-driven cinema and powerhouse distributors NEON and Focus Worldwide. NEON will deal with the North American launch, persevering with its streak of daring theatrical rollouts that mix arthouse ambition with style grit.
Written and directed by Okuno from her unique screenplay, Brides follows Sally Bishop (Cooke), who, whereas touring via Northern Italy in 1961 along with her husband, finds herself stranded at a distant villa. The property is run by the mysterious Vova (Lawtey), who oversees a family of ethereal, deathless girls (Turner-Smith and Prettejohn) and their unsettling caretaker (Gorman). As Sally is drawn into their seductive and violent world, she begins to unravel each in time and identification as her personal haunting transformation takes maintain.
For followers of Okuno’s slow-burn rigidity and female-driven storytelling, Brides guarantees a darkly sensual descent into fable and insanity. With its gothic environment, psychological edge, and a forged stacked with a few of the UK’s most magnetic expertise, the movie is poised to be considered one of 2026’s most anticipated horror releases.
The timing couldn’t be extra becoming for NEON, which heads into awards season with 5 movies competing within the Finest Worldwide Function class on the 98th Academy Awards — together with Jafar Panahi’s Palme d’Or winner It Was Simply An Accident and Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Worth. With a slate that additionally options Shelby Oaks, Keeper, and Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5, NEON continues to cement its popularity as a fearless residence for visionary cinema and Brides seems like its subsequent chilling masterpiece.