Dan Stevens Joins Anne Hathaway in Monster Movie COLOSSAL

A woman moves back to her hometown after losing her job and her boyfriend in New York, only to discover that she shares a psychic connection with a giant monster that's materialized over Seoul and is destroying the city. How's that for a plot synopsis! Nacho Vigolando's Colossal sounds like a hell of a movie, and now it's getting even better: Variety reports that Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, The Guest) has been added to the cast, opposite lead actress Anne Hathaway.

Hathaway will play the lead, while Stevens will play "the ex-boyfriend who originally scorns her only to later fight to win her back." Jason Sudeikis, Tim Blake Nelson, and Austin Stowell (who I just interviewed for Bridge of Spies) are also on board to star. The movie is shooting right now in Vancouver, and with the guy behind Timecrimes writing and directing, I have a feeling this could be one of the coolest genre films of 2016. We'll be keeping a close eye on this one.