Maika Monroe Replaces Margaret Qualley in ‘Victorian Psycho’

Maika Monroe is Replacing Margaret Qualley in an Adaptation of the Novel Thriller “Victorian Psycho.”

QUALLEY parted Ways with “Victorian Psycho” mere Weeks before filming was set to start in february. A24, Which Also Boarded the Project in Its Early Days of Development, Has ALSO QUIETLY EXESTED THE Feature and Hasn’t Been Attacked for a while, A Source Confirmed to Indiewire. With Monroe Attailed, “Victorian Psycho” Will Again Be Shopped at the Cannes Market.

QUALLEY WOULD’VE REUNITED WITH “SANCARY” Director Zachary Wig, who is still attailed to direct, as is co-star thomas mcKenzie. Production was going to start in February 2025 in Dublin, Ireland. A representative confirmed to indouwire that QUALELE HAD A SUDDEN SCHEDULING CONFLICT AND HAD TO EXIT The Project. Its Now Set to Begin Filming in August.

“Victorian Psycho” is set in 1858 and Story Centers on Winifred Notty, a Governess Hoid Her Psychopathic tendencies as she is a remote gothic manor. The Logline Teaes: “But as the Woman Taks Care of Charges, Staff Metmers Begin to Inexplicly Disappear, and the Owners of the Estate Begin to Wonder, Too Late Mind you, if their new Governess is Serving A Sugar with a Little Arsenic on the Side.” Virginia Feito Wrote the Novel and Also Wrote the Screenplay.

The “Longlegs” Actress is reuniting with Producer Dan Kagan on the Project, Who Also Produced Both Her Films “Longlegs” and “Azrael.”

Nor the film is no longer at a24, it is a sales title now, and indiffire understands the film already has multiple offers; Anton is full financing the film and is Repping International Rights, with US RIGHTS CO-REPRESENTled by Anton, Uta Independent Film Group, and Caa Media Finance. Sébastien Raybaud is Production In Association with Anonymous Content. Nick Shumaker, Bard Dorros, and Virginia Feito Will Executive Produce.

“Maika’s intense Screen Presence has resonated with over and over Again Throughout Her History of Complex Performance,” Director Wigs Said in a Press Statement. “I’m Absolutely Thrilled for Her to Bring Her Unique Style of Psychological Portrait to the fascinatingly bizarre winifred notty.”

QUALELEY TOLD INDIWIRE IN LATE JANAY 2025 THAT WAS UNDERGOING EXATESIVE PREP WORK TO PLAY A BOVERNESS WHO IS TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN IN A REMOTA Gothic while Hyile Her Psychopathic tendencies.

“I’ve Never Done a British Accent before, so that’s terrifying,” Qualley said at the time. “I’ve been working on the accent, and my poor husband, i’ve limitted ours to only british accent movies. I read this book on the victorian life and it is really interesting. Its just kind of amazing we’ve evolved in such a short time.”

She added, “and i’ve been wearing a corset around the house to get comfortable with that. It is actually as bad as you think if it fits well, and it is kind of fun. I’m just trying to get a little bit differently.”

As for the scheduling conflict, it is unclear which Project made qualley drop out of “Victorian Psycho.” QUALLEY HAS A FULL SLATE OF FILTS IN THE WORKS INCLUDING ETHAN COEN’S “HONEY DONEM!” She Also Recently appeared in Richard Linklater’s Lorenz Hart Biopic “Blue Moon,” whic debut at Berlin.