Netflix - Love and Monsters : Coming everywhere outside the US on April 14 (Outside US)

By Mulder, 25 march 2021

Love and Monsters is an american monster adventure film directed by Michael Matthews, with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen serving as producers. The film stars Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, Michael Rooker and Ariana Greenblatt, and follows a young man in a post-apocalyptic world who must make the journey to reunite with his girlfriend. Development began in 2012, the project lingered for several years until in October 2018, O'Brien and then Matthews joined the film. The rest of the cast joined over the next few months, and filming took place in Australia from March to May 2019. The film was originally going to receive a wide theatrical release by Paramount Pictures in February 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the studio opted to release the film digitally via video on demand, and in select theaters, on October 16, 2020. It received generally positive reviews from critics. At the 93rd Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Visual Effects.

In a monster-infested world, Joel (Dylan O’Brien) learns his high school sweetheart (Jessica Henwick) is just 85 miles away, 7 years after they were separated by a monster uprising. Now, Joel must discover his inner hero, facing unknown dangers on the impossible journey to be with the girl of his dreams.

Love and Monsters - Itw Dylan O'Brien

Love and Monsters - Itw Jessica Henwick

Love and Monsters - Itw MIchael Rooker

Love and Monsters - Itw Ariana Greenblatt

Love and Monsters - Itw Matthew Robinson (Screenwriter)

Love and Monsters - Itw Zelie Bullen (Dog trainer)

Love and Monsters - Itw Steve Boyle (Head of creature special effects)

Love and Monsters - Itw Matt Sloan (VFX Supervisor)

Love and Monsters - Itw Lachlan Milne (Director of photography)

Love and Monsters - Itw John H Starke (Executive producer)

Love and Monsters - Itw Duncan Jones (Supervision location manager)

Love and Monsters - Itw Dan Henneh (Production Designer)

Love and Monsters - Itw Arthur Windus (VFX producer)

Synopsis:
Seven years after the Monsterpocalypse, all of humanity has been forced to live in underground colonies. When Joel Dawson (Dylan O’Brien) reconnects over the radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, who has been living on the coast 80 miles away, he begins to fall for her again. Joel realizes that there's nothing left for him underground, and despite all the danger that stands in his way, he decides he must venture out to find his true love. Coming to Netflix everywhere outside the US on April 14.

Love and Monsters
Directed by Michael Matthews
Produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen
Screenplay by Brian Duffield, Matthew Robinson
Story by Brian Duffield
Starring Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, Ariana Greenblatt, Michael Rooker
Music by Marco Beltrami,Marcus Trumpp
Cinematography : Lachlan Milne
Edited by Debbie Berman, Nancy Richardson
Production companies : 21 Laps Entertainment, Entertainment One
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date : October 16, 2020 (USA), April 16, 2021 (World)
Running time : 109 minutes