Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Alyssa Sutherland will headline the upcoming film The Room Below, which has begun shooting in Sydney, Australia.

A psychological creature thriller, the film is directed by writer-filmmaker Kurt Martin.

According to its official logline, The Room Below tells the story of Mia, an expectant mother and acclaimed author of children’s books, who encounters strange occurrences in her home when a boy, who strikes a remarkable resemblance to her dead son, goes missing.

As grief begins to consume her, her suspicious behaviour attracts the attention of a retired detective intent on solving the missing boy’s case.

The casting will also include Bobby Gilchrist and Gilbert Bradman. Rhys Meyers is best known for his multiple Hollywood and international credits, including Velvet Goldmine, The Tudors and Dracula.

Speaking about the film in an interview with Variety, Martin said “The Room Below is a deeply intense psychological thriller about grief, guilt and obsession, with an incredibly unsettling and unique creature dialling up the scares.

“I am so excited to be in production alongside my dream cast [..] and world-class collaborators and crew,”