Megan Fox is back in the vampire game, but her latest blood-sucking role has left fans feeling incredibly cheated. Following the release of Netflix’s stylish vampire thriller Night Teeth, social media has erupted with complaints about how the movie handled its star-studded cast.
Despite being featured heavily in the promotional trailers and posters, Megan and Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney barely appear in the film. The realization has sent fans into a tailspin on X and TikTok, with many accusing the streaming giant of using the two actresses as mere “clickbait” to get people to watch.
If you were hoping to see the Jennifer’s Body icon sink her teeth into a meaty new horror role, you might want to adjust your expectations.
A Four-Minute Blood Martini
Night Teeth follows a chauffeur named Benny (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) who accidentally picks up two vampire clients and gets sucked into a secret, underworld war. The main villain of the story is Victor (Alfie Allen), a rogue vampire breaking the truce between humans and his own kind.
Megan and Sydney play Grace and Eva, Victor’s powerful vampire bosses. While their characters are supposed to be major players in this hidden society, the two stars appear in exactly one scene together.
The entire sequence lasts about four minutes. Victor arrives unannounced at their luxurious home, and while Grace and Eva believe he has come to beg for forgiveness, he has actually come to execute a coup.
It is a fun, highly stylized scene. Megan in particular seems to be having a blast, hamming it up as her elegant vampire boss casually sips on a blood martini. However, before the action can even truly begin, both Grace and Eva are abruptly killed offscreen.
Fans Voice Their Disappointment Online
Social media users did not hold back their frustration once the movie dropped. Many took to X to complain about the bait-and-switch marketing.
“I sat through the whole movie just to see Megan Fox for four minutes,” one disappointed viewer posted. “She was literally the main reason I clicked play.”
Over on TikTok, movie fans pointed out that Megan’s character would have made a far more entertaining antagonist than Victor.
“Megan Fox as a high-society vampire boss drinking blood martinis is literally the movie we wanted,” another user commented. “Wasting her and Sydney Sweeney like this is a crime.”
A Career Rebirth for Megan Fox
The disappointment is especially strong for fans who have been cheering on Megan’s recent career resurgence. After rising to massive fame in the original Transformers, the actress faced a career setback following her public fallout with director Michael Bay and the underperformance of films like Jennifer’s Body.
Thankfully, the tide has turned. Jennifer’s Body has since achieved beloved cult-classic status, and Megan has reclaimed her spotlight with well-received roles in New Girl, the thriller Till Death, and the blockbuster Expendables franchise.
While Night Teeth definitely teased a highly intriguing world of vampire clans, the decision to quickly eliminate its most charismatic leaders has left a sour taste in viewers’ mouths. Whether this viral backlash will convince Netflix to give Megan her own standalone vampire spinoff remains to be seen, but for now, the internet is demanding justice for Grace.
