Along with starring within the Reddit story, Sydney Sweeney may even produce the challenge which is being penned by Eric Roth.
You by no means know when one thing you put up on Reddit might be reworked right into a Hollywood film. THR stories that Sydney Sweeney is ready to star in a brand new thriller based mostly on Joe Cote’s Reddit quick story titled “I pretended to be a missing girl so I could rob her family.”
No director is connected to the challenge but, however Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) is writing the script. Along with starring, Sweeny will produce the movie by her Fifty-Fifty Movies banner. The story facilities on “a young woman who shows up at a family’s doorsteps ten years after their 18-year-old daughter went missing. Her plan is to convince the family she is their missing child, and stay just for one night — long enough to steal some valuables and get away.”
Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the challenge in a “competitive situation,” and now that Sweeney is concerned, the challenge is on the quick observe.
Sweeney will subsequent be seen starring alongside Amanda Seyfried and Brandon Sklenar in Paul Feig’s The Housemaid. Primarily based on the novel of the identical title by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid finds Sweeney enjoying Millie, “Millie (Sydney Sweeney) is a struggling younger lady who’s relieved to get a contemporary begin as a housemaid to Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Sklenar), an upscale, rich couple. She quickly learns that the household’s secrets and techniques are way more harmful than her personal.“
Lionsgate Movement Image Group co-president Erin Westerman offered the next assertion when the challenge was first introduced: “A part of the enjoyable of the guide was imagining the forged whereas we learn it, and Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are good for Millie and Nina — they’re each mysterious, nuanced, and extremely expert at changing into characters who don’t reveal all the pieces instantly. We’re thrilled to crew them with Paul Feig, who we labored with on A Easy Favor and its upcoming sequel, and has a confirmed observe report of creating tales with dynamic feminine leads.“
Adam Fogelson, Lionsgate Movement Image Group chair, added: “I’m thrilled to have The Housemaid be a part of our upcoming slate. An ideal filmmaker and an awesome forged with an awesome script from an awesome guide is a terrific place to start out. My prior work experiences with Paul and Amanda have been nothing wanting spectacular, and Sydney is as gifted and compelling as could be.“
The Housemaid is ready for a December twenty fifth launch.
