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Greg Nicotero Finds Murder at ‘The Drive-In’!
AITH caught up with KNB FX specialist Greg Nicotero who revealed that he has been attached to direct the feature film version of Joe R. Lansdale’s classic genre book “The Drive-In”. This will be his feature film debut with his short “United Monster Talent Agency” recently under his belt. The pic will follow a a group of friends who decide to spend a day at the world’s largest Drive-In theater horror fest, where they expected to see tons of bloody murders, rampaging madmen, and mayhem – but only on the screen. As a mysterious force traps all the patrons inside the Drive-In, the worst in humanity comes out.
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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