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Edgar Wright Directing Ghost Story ‘Stage 13’ for Amblin
Edgar Wright has set up yet another project while we wait for his horror movie Last Night in Soho, with Deadline reporting that Wright will direct Stage 13 for Amblin Partners.
Simon Rich (“Saturday Night Live”) is writing the film, an adaptation of his short story. The story was first published in Rich’s collection Hits and Misses, released in 2018.
It’s not a horror story, mind you, but one dealing with a ghost all the same.
“The film follows the ghost of a silent film-era actress that has haunted the titular soundstage of a backlot for decades. After a struggling director meets the ghost, they find an unexpected kinship and team to make their mark on the world.”
Wright is directing as well as producing alongside Rich.
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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