Anybody However You star Sydney Sweeney is in talks to star in Charlie Polinger’s “darkly comedic” tackle The Masque of the Crimson Loss of life.
After bringing romantic comedies again to kind with 2023’s Anybody However You, Sydney Sweeney is in talks to star in a special sort of comedy for an adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Crimson Loss of life. Sweeney is negotiating to star within the feature-length challenge at A24 and Picturestart, based mostly on the brief story by the timeless teller of spooky tales, Edgar Allen Poe. Charlie Polinger (Sauna, A Place to Keep) is directing, writing, and government producing the “darkly comedic” tackle The Masque of the Crimson Loss of life, with Lucy McKendrick additionally serving as an government producer.
Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Crimson Loss of life, first revealed in 1842, follows Prince Prospero’s makes an attempt to keep away from a harmful plague whereas hiding in his abbey. Some think about Poe’s Gothic fiction story an allegory for the inevitability of demise, although some literary specialists disagree. Within the story, Prospero hosts a masquerade ball with a gathering of rich nobles. When a mysterious visitor dressed like a Crimson Loss of life sufferer enters the celebration, the grim specter strikes from one differently-colored room to the subsequent. Upon the stranger’s assembly with Prospero, the host learns an alarming reality about mortality and that his unusual visitor could possibly be solely from one other realm.
Sources near Polinger’s model of The Masque of the Crimson Loss of life, probably starring Sydney Sweeney, stated plans are to shoot this 12 months, although the character of its “darkly comedic” take stays unknown.
In the meantime, Sydney Sweeney’s Hollywood dance card is kind of full. She’s at the moment filming Paul Feig’s The Housemaid, which follows a struggling lady who’s joyful to begin over as a housemaid for an prosperous, elite couple. Written by Freida McFadden and Rebecca Sonnenshine, the movie additionally stars Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Megan Ferguson, Alexandra Seal, and Don DiPetta.
Sweeney additionally returns to Sam Levinson and HBO’s Euphoria for a extremely anticipated and long-gestating third season in 2026. Zendaya will return as Rue, and Sweeney will return as Cassie. She’s going to star alongside Hunter Schafer (Jules), Jacob Elordi (Nate), Alexa Demie (Maddy), Algee Smith (Chris), Maude Apatow (Lexi), Storm Reid (Gia), Nika King (Leslie), Austin Abrams (Ethan), and Colman Domingo (Ali).
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