Horror movie Dust Bunny, monsters under the bed with Sigourney Weaver and Mads Mikkelsen

Dust Bunny, the movie plot

Dust Bunny is an upcoming drama and horror movie. The plot centers on an eight-year-old girl, Aurora (Sophie Sloan), who believes the monster living under her bed poses a dangerous threat. When her parents disappear, Aurora turns to a mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen), who happens to be a paid assassin.

The man suspects her parents may have fallen victim to assassins who targeted them, and accepts the assignment. But to protect Aurora, he must confront various killers and accept that some monsters are real. “What do your parents think about monsters? Do they believe in them?” the neighbor asks Aurora in the released trailer; “they do now,” she responds.

Scenes of fighting monsters follow: “why would monsters want to eat your family?” asks the neighbor. “Your presence here won’t stop them. They’ll go right through you,” adds the character played by David Dastmalchian. “You seem shaken,” says the character portrayed by Sigourney Weaver.

Dust Bunny, the movie cast

Mads Mikkelsen, who played Dr. Voller in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, has recently starred as Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Sigourney Weaver worked on Avatar: The Way of Water and Master Gardener.

The cast also includes Rebecca Henderson, recently seen in the TV series The Acolyte; David Dastmalchian, who appeared in Oppenheimer and Dune. The director is Bryan Fuller, making his directorial debut after writing episodes of Hannibal, Star Trek: Discovery, and American Gods.

Dust Bunny, production and release of the movie

Production is handled by Entertainment One and Thunder Road. Filming began in Budapest in June 2023. Dust Bunny was presented at the Toronto Film Festival 2025, and will be released in US theaters on December 12, 2025.