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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