Monsters Need Love Too in DUST BUNNY’s Delightfully Clever Trailer From Bryan Fuller

As with all masterpieces Fuller creates, the look and feel of Dust Bunny is rich and evocative. Every movement of shadow, every well-placed lamp, every choice of fabric, makes meaning come to life. And we also love how the question of “Who is really the monster?” threads itself so vividly in the brief minutes of the Dust Bunny trailer. Is it the assassin who lives next door? Is it the men who came to kill the assassin? Is there actually a monster under the bed? We can’t say for certain yet, but the Dust Bunny trailer seems to both support and dispel ALL of these options—leaving us ready to dive into the film proper. Few movies are capable of such complexity in their entire runtime, let alone in a glimpse.

Add to that the further complicated theme of what believing in monsters really means, and you have yourself a true party. (Is it simply about whether monsters exist in reality? Or is it about whether monsters just need someone to have a little faith in them? With Fuller, it’s likely “both and.”)

The official synopsis for Dust Bunny, shared alongside the trailer, reveals, “Ten-year-old Aurora has a mysterious neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen) who kills real-life monsters. He’s a hit man for hire. So, when Aurora needs help killing the monster she believes ate her entire family, she procures his services. Suspecting that her parents may have fallen victim to assassins gunning for him, Aurora’s neighbor guiltily takes the job. Now, to protect her, he’ll need to battle an onslaught of assassins ― and accept that some monsters are real.“

Okay, well, that reminds us that we haven’t even talked about how Mads Mikkelsen is going to fall into our favorite category of gruff, reluctant father-figure to a surrogate daughter. It’s a role we absolutely adore on Mikkelsen, and we bet it will melt our hearts, no question. Joining Mikkelsen in the cast, is, as mentioned, Sigourney Weaver, who looks devastatingly good in the Dust Bunny trailer, Sophie Sloan, a young talent who truly holds her own, and David Dastmalchian, who crushes any role he takes on. A cast so good under the direction of Bryan Fuller… Once again, we ask: need we say more? (And we’ll just remind you about that stilleto-pistol.)

Dust Bunny will arrive in theaters on December 5. So, check your bed for any monsters who might want to join you at the theater and get ready for what’s likely to be a thought-provoking and fabulous time.