"What's the difference between love and obsession? That's the question asked in Lurker, the directorial debut of The Bear and Beef writer-producer Alex Russell. But for 28-year-old actor Théodore Pellerin, the unsettling psychological thriller - in which a fan whisked up in the world of a fast-rising popstar acts increasingly out of turn - was an exercise in "the need to end the fear of being rejected"."
"Embedded in LA culture, Lurker follows 20-something loner Matthew (Pellerin), who works at a hipster clothing store popular with celebrity shoppers, which leads to his chance meeting with up-and-coming pop star Oliver ( Saltburn 's Archie Madekwe). Strategically feigning nonchalance, Matthew attracts the musician and infiltrates his inner circle, establishing a creative partnership with the mononymous singer. Like everyone else in his entourage, Matthew wants to bask in Oliver's starry glow, but nobody wants it as badly as he does."
Lurker is Alex Russell's directorial debut and a psychological thriller that probes the boundary between love and obsession. Théodore Pellerin, age 28, stars as Matthew, a 20-something loner who works at a hip clothing store frequented by celebrities and meets rising pop star Oliver (Archie Madekwe). Matthew feigns nonchalance to attract Oliver, infiltrates the musician’s inner circle, and forms a creative partnership while his desire escalates into dangerous obsession. Pellerin has played complex roles in Solo and Nino, held supporting parts in Boy Erased and It's Only the End of the World, and appears as Jacques de Bascher in Becoming Karl Lagerfeld.
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