Monster prequel American Boogeywoman stars Peyton List as Aileen Wuornos

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

It's been nearly twenty years since Charlize Theron starred as Aileen Wuornos in Patty Jenkins' Monster, but if you're hungry to learn more about America's most notorious female serial killer, then American Boogeywoman might be up your alley. The upcoming thriller stars Peyton List (Cobra Kai) and is based on Aileen's early life in 1976 as she "marries a older wealthy Yacht Club president only to inflict mayhem within her new family and Florida’s high society."

"We know so little of the early years of Aileen, especially given she was living a very different life to the one we see in Monster," said Peyton List. "Embodying such a deeply complex and divisive character is what drew me to the project, and I can’t wait to bring context to America’s most infamous female serial killer." Voltage Pictures just acquired the worldwide rights for the film, which also stars Tobin Bell (Saw), Lydia Hearst (The Haunting of Sharon Tate), Nick Vallelonga (Green Book), Swen Temmel (In Time), Meadow Williams (Den of Thieves), and Andrew Biernat (Shadow's Edge). In a further statement, American Boogeywoman producer Lucas Jarach added:

Most Americans know about Aileen Wuornos’ infamous killing spree as seen through the Oscar winning film Monster, but what they don’t know are the details from her early life and the build-up of events that drove her to commit such horrific crimes. We look forward to bringing a new perspective to this incredible true story that has so much more to give audiences around the globe.

American Boogeywoman was written and directed by Daniel Farrands (The Haunting of Sharon Tate), who just so happens to have written Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, one of the first feature-film appearances of the immortal Paul Rudd.