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‘The Favourite’ Writer Tony McNamara in Talks to Script ‘The Hawkline Monster’ for Yorgos Lanthimos
It had been announced back in December that Yorgos Lanthimos (The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Favourite) would be directing an adaptation of Richard Brautigan’s 1974 novel The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western for New Regency, and it looks like that’s still the plan. Additionally, Tony McNamara (The Favourite) is now in talks to write the film.
The site details, “The book tells of two unlikely hero gunslingers hired by a 15-year-old girl named Magic Child to kill the monster that lives in ice caves under the basement of a house inhabited by a young woman named Miss Hawkline. What follows is a unique adventure where there is more to Magic Child, Miss Hawkline and the house than meets the eye.”
Roy Lee (IT), Andrew Trapani and Steven Schneider are producing.
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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller
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.”