One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist serial killer — happens when Maika Monroe’s character, Lee Harker, meets her co-worker’s young daughter.
Entertainment Maika Monroe, a cast member in the film"Longlegs," poses for a portrait at the London Hotel, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in West Hollywood, Calif. It’s obvious the analytical FBI agent doesn’t spend a lot of time around kids. Her stoic, awkward personality is comically heightened by this interaction with the child, who asks Harker to do things she obviously has no interest in, like seeing the girl’s bedroom or coming to her birthday party.
“I was pretty much like, ‘Acting just isn’t for me.’ I go to classes, I work on my lines, I work so hard for these auditions, and I feel like I’m doing all the things and it just isn’t clicking,” Monroe recalled. “It was so frustrating. And it was getting to a place where it just wasn’t feeling good anymore.”
Superstition makes her reluctant to admit it, but she said this feels like a turning point in her career. She is set to reprise her role as Jay Height for Mitchell’s “They Follow,” which is scheduled to begin production early next year. Although “It Follows” and “Longlegs” have been Monroe’s most high-profile horror films to date, her list of acting credits within the genre is an extensive one.
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