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Mads Mikkelsen in Dust Bunny @TIFF 50

Mads Mikkelsen plays a hitman set to help an eight year old get rid of a monster that has ate her family.

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September 3, 2025

Sophie Sloan, Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver star in Dust Bunny

Dust Bunny is an upcoming American horror‑thriller marking the feature directorial debut of television auteur Bryan Fuller, known for Hannibal, Pushing Daisies, and more The film will premiere in the Midnight Madness slate at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2025, before hitting U.S. theaters on December 12, 2025

The story follows Aurora (Sophie Sloan), a resolute eight‑year‑old who believes a monster under her bed has devoured her family. She turns to her enigmatic neighbor—portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen—a professional hitman, asking for his help to vanquish a monster who she believes that ate her family. Mikkelsen’s character, however, suspects Aurora’s parents may have become unintended targets in an assassination aimed at him, adding a morally complex twist., The ensemble also features Sigourney Weaver, who plays a “not so nice” character draped in “really beautiful costumes,” and David Dastmalchian, rounding out a star‑studded cast. FERNTV says this film will resemble much like The Professional.

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Fernando Fernandez

Fernando Fernandez is a graduate of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto. He became interested in entertainment journalism in the late 2000s writing for online startups. He founded FERNTV in 2009 and focused mainly on the film industry. With over a thousand interviews conducted with all walks of life in film, he is still learning as if every day is day one.