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“Stranger Things” Star Maya Hawke Cast in “Hitchcockian” Dark Comedy ‘Strangers’ for Netflix
While we continue waiting for the new season of “Stranger Things,” we’ve learned today that star Maya Hawke has been cast in a new Netflix movie described as “Hitchcockian.”
Deadline reports that Hawke will star alongside Camila Mendes (“Riverdale”) in Strangers, a film co-written and being directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Someone Great).
The film “is described as a subverted Hitchock-ian dark comedy featuring the scariest protagonists of all: teenage girls. It follows Drew (Alpha, it girl) and Eleanor (Beta, alt girl) who, after a clandestine meet-cute, team up to go after each other’s bullies.”
No idea how much of a genre movie this one will be, but we’ll be keeping our eyes on it.
Robinson and Celeste Ballard wrote the script.
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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