Netflix’s hit true crime show Monster has added three new cast members to its season 3 lineup, with one new addition set to play acclaimed director Alfred Hitchcock. Following the show’s previous explorations of Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, series co-creator Ryan Murphy recently revealed that Monster Season 3, dubbed The original monsterwill focus on the infamous 1950s serial killer Ed Gein. Set to be played by Children of Anarchy Charlie Hunnam, filming is officially scheduled to begin this Halloween.
Just ahead of The original monster acceptable production start date, Netflix Three new cast members were recently announced to join Hunnam’s Ed Gein. Laurie Metcalf (The Connors) was announced as Ed Gein’s motherAugusta, while Tom Hollander (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Pirates of the Caribbean) is set to play Hitchcock, whose 1960 horror classic Psycho was greatly influenced by Gaines’s crimes. Rounding out the new cast announcements is Olivia Williams (The crown) who is set to play Hitchcock’s wife And Alma shares. Check out Netflix’s original post below:
What adding the Hitchcocks mean for Monster Season 3
The original monster will chart the beginning of Hollywood’s obsession with serial killers
Although those familiar with Gein’s gruesome history, and his troubled relationship with his late mother, wouldn’t be surprised to see her character added to the Monster season 3 cast lineup, The addition of Alfred and Alma Hitchcock reveals a great deal About how the show will approach the story of the killer. Much like Murphy himself explains, the impetus behind The original monster will not only be to explore Gein’s murderous actions, but also to explore pop culture’s broader fascination with him and his homicidal ilk.
Released just three years after Gein was first captured and sent to the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Psycho Not only did it lay the groundwork for countless horror thrillers to follow, but it also resulted in bringing widespread international attention to Gein’s crimes and subsequent incarceration.
Like these Inspiration behind some of Hollywood’s most famous horror villainsof The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface to Silence of the Lambs Buffalo Bill Few other killers can boast the same kind of pop culture impact as Gein. Moreover, it was a trend that largely traces its origins to the Hitchcocks’ iconic horror movie, Psycho. Released just three years after Gein was first captured and sent to the Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, Psycho Not only did it lay the groundwork for countless horror thrillers to follow, but it also resulted in bringing widespread international attention to Gein’s crimes and subsequent incarceration.
Our take on the original Monster’s new cast announcements
Ryan Murphy appears to be directly addressing his show’s critics
Over the previous two seasons of the show, Monster has attracted its fair share of controversy over its depiction of real-world crimes. Netflix’s true-crime series, often accused of veering uncomfortably close to exploitation, was a fascinating example of the often troubling intersection between entertainment and a widespread cultural obsession with some of the darkest moments of modern society.
However, the latest cast announcements may suggest that Murphy and his Monster Co-creator Ian Brennan is all too aware of the types of criticism leveled at their show. Furthermore, rather than attempting to correct course and avoid the controversy that comes with using real crimes as fodder for entertainment, it seems that Monster Season 3 may spark the debate first. Much like Monster Seasons 1 and 2, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho It also received its fair share of criticism, and even blatant insults, during the time of its original release.
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