The Body Horror 'Symbiosis' will be starring Janet Montgomery

The 1185 Films Independent Film Production Company prepares a science fiction horror body Symbiosisfor which its protagonist has already been signed.

Janet MontgomeryBritish actress known for her roles in series as New Amsterdam y Salemclosed an agreement to assume the main role in the 1185 project. The additional cast is currently remembering, Deadline.

This week, the company will carry Symbiosis to European Film Market (EFM, European film market) in Berlin. The filming will start in April.

Set at a remote research station in Scotland, in Symbiosis, A team formed by a husband and a woman works during Christmas as the only two people who can save humanity from an alien parasite: tiny creatures that have invaded the bodies of the human race. Isolated and suffocated by the weight of their circumstances, the failures in the relationship of the married couple are exposed.

Worm (The Passage) will direct the script of Stephen James Thompson.

The founder of 1185 Films, Nick Franco (All You Need is Death) is the co -producer with Giuliano Papadia (The Serial Killer’s Wife). Gareth Jones is the executive producer.

About the project, Montgomery told La Source:

“When I read symbiosis, I knew it had to be part of this unique story. The intimate exploration of a relationship to the edge of the abyss in a dystopian world It makes Yulia's role a fascinating and complex human story. I can't wait for the tooth. “

The director Heller added:

“Symbiosis It is a psychological horror film that combines an intensely human story with a disturbing science fiction premise. In essence, explore the fragility of survival, both in our relationships and in our species, and how, ultimately, the true issue of symbiosis may not be alone in the entities of another world, but in our own ability to coexist. ”

“Symbiosis will combine the rawness of classic and visceral body horror with the intimacy and raw emotion of the camera drama. As a history of isolation, emotional truth, fear and hope, this is a film that dares to ask difficult questions. From our fear of the unknown to the deeply disturbing possibility that what we consider parasite can, in fact, be something much more complex and necessary for our survival. ”