Leah McKendrick simply wrote the brand new I Know What You Did Final Summer time sequel and is now set to jot down and direct a monster film
M.F.A. screenwriter Leah McKendrick just lately wrote the preliminary screenplay for the I Know What You Did Final Summer time sequel that’s set to succeed in theatres on July 18, 2025. Her script for that venture has since been rewritten by director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Do Revenge) and Time journal’s Sam Lansky – and whereas the I Know What You Did Final Summer time sequel heads into manufacturing for Sony and Columbia Photos, McKendrick has arrange one other horror venture at Common Photos. She can be writing and directing an untitled monster film for the studio, with James Wan’s firm Atomic Monster producing.
As of proper now, McKendrick’s monster film doesn’t look like a reboot of an older Common Monsters property alongside the traces of The Mummy, The Invisible Man, or The Wolf Man. Particulars are being stored beneath wraps, however Deadline was capable of study that McKendrick’s story is “based in folklore” and “revolves around a mythical monster.” We’ll have to attend to search out out extra info on the creature on the heart of this function.
James Wan is producing the movie, with Michael Clear and Judson Scott serving as government producers. Alayna Glasthal is overseeing the venture for Atomic Monster.
McKendrick made her directorial debut with the 2023 comedy Scrambled, which she additionally wrote and starred in. She’s primarily often called an actor, having racked up 50 display screen performing credit over the past 17 years, with roles within the likes of Survive the Zombie Apocalypse, Unhealthy Mothers, Unhealthy Individuals, All I Want, Prison Minds, Your Fairly Face Is Going to Hell, A Good Lady Like You, Want Upon a Unicorn, and Child Steps. She co-wrote the 2019 thriller Deviant Love and the collection Destroy the Alpha Gammas, which she additionally starred in, and has just a few different initiatives within the works: Mrs. Claus, which she wrote for Howdy Sunshine (with Jennifer Garner hooked up to star); Summer time Lovin’, a prequel to Grease, for Paramount, Temple Hill, and Picturestart; and Double Knot, for Sony and Howdy Sunshine.
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