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‘Super 8’ and ‘Orphan’ Teens Play Twins in ‘The Healer’
THR writes that Giorgio Serafini‘s supernatural thriller The Healer, starring Isabelle Fuhrman (The Orphan), Joel Courtney (Super 8) and James Le Gros (“Justified”), is set to begin filming Sept. 14 in North Carolina.
Furhman, who is one of the stars of the upcoming The Hunger Games, and Courtney, who most recently appeared in Super 8, will play teenage twins who go on a camping trip with their father only to become lost in a haunted forest.
The film is being produced by Giuseppe Pedersoli and Susan Johnson through Perdersoli’s Italy-based Smile Prods.
Serafini also wrote the screenplay.
Pictured, Isabelle Fuhrman, left, and Joel Courtney
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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