Max Botkin’s original script first appeared on the Blacklist of “most liked” unproduced screenplays back in 2010, when it centered on a group of seven brothers trapped in a dystopian future where only single children are allowed.
The Dutch filmmaker could take “these big ideas and big concepts and somehow he made them real, but he still made them fun through action and violence and humor, and he somehow made it all work,” Wirkola said. That was the sort of film he wanted “What Happened to Monday?” to feel like. I just love that big idea in this film and the big hook of it.”įor the look and feel of the film, Wirkola cited a variety of inspirations, from “Blade Runner” to “Looper,” “Children of Men” to the films of Paul Verhoeven. “Not weird, but it’s just so much product out there, so many films, so many amazing films and so many choices. Wirkola had grown up loving sci-fi movies and the possibilities that they afforded storytelling, but in “What Happened to Monday?,” he also saw a story that he could put his own spin on. “I always look for things that I think are different and just weird,” he said in a recent interview. The Best 36 LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix Right Now Martin Scorsese's Favorite Movies: 58 Films the Director Wants You to See In Tarantino-Inspired 'Agent Elvis,' the King Battles the Manson Family, Drug Dealers - and Robert Goulet How the Camera Pulls Ali Wong and Steven Yeun Into an Ever-Deepening Spiral on 'Beef'
Their fragile existence is upended, however, when one of them (the eponymous Monday) goes missing, and the other six must untangle a mystery with some major stakes. In the film, each sister is assigned a day of the week – and a matching name – in which they’re allowed out of their apartment (and the watchful eye of their surrogate dad, played by Willem Dafoe) for a little slice of living. With his “What Happened to Monday?,” Wirkola tackles high-concept sci-fi, thanks to an ambitious story that follows seven identical sisters (all played by Noomi Rapace) trapped in a future society that only allows just one child per household. Editor’s Note: This article is presented in partnership with Netflix’s original film “What Happened to Monday?” – now streaming on Netflix.Īlthough he’s best known to American audiences for his funny and gruesome spins on old-fashioned fairy tales that follow characters as wide-ranging as zombie Nazis (“Dead Snow”) and candy-seeking children (“Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”), Norwegian director Tommy Wirkola has some other tricks up his sleeve.
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