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Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan Reteaming for Top Secret Genre Movie
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news late last night that Creed director and star Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are reuniting for a mysterious “feature film project.”
What’s particularly exciting here is that THR refers to the untitled project as a “genre movie,” suggesting it’s going to fall somewhere within the sci-fi and/or horror genres.
Ryan Coogler (Black Panther) wrote the script and will be directing. THR notes, “It’s based on an original idea from Coogler, who will serve as lead producer.”
The website further details, “The project is operating under such a veil of secrecy that little is known about it. In fact, executives and buyers were forced to make the pilgrimage to the Beverly Hills offices of WME, the agency that represents Coogler and Jordan, in order to take a gander on the script and get details. Those meetings took place last week.”
Additionally, “two sources have said there is a period element to the story.”
Producing alongside Coogler are Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian.
Speaking of Michael B. Jordan and genre features, the actor attached himself to produce The Dwelling just last year, a short story-based horror movie from Amazon Studios.
“The Dwelling tells the story of a newly divorced father who discovers a house buried in his backyard. He is a former all pro football player trying to ease into retirement, and the hits he took on the field starts to make him unsure what is real and imagined, as things begin to go awry. The short story has a fantastic male lead at its center.”
Stay tuned for updates on both of these projects as we learn more.
It’s now been five years since the release of sequel Happy Death Day 2U, Christopher Landon’s sequel to the Groundhog Day-style slasher movie from 2017. Both films star Jessica Rothe as final girl Tree Gelbman, and director Christopher Landon had been planning on bringing the character – and the actor – back for a third installment. So… where is it?!
We’ve been talking about a potential Happy Death Day 3 for several years now, with the ball in producer Jason Blum’s court. Happy Death Day 2U scared up $64 million at the worldwide box office, a far cry from the first film’s $125 million. But with a reported production budget of just $9 million, that first sequel was profitable for Blumhouse. So again… where is it?!
Chatting with Screen Geek this week while promoting her new action-thriller Boy Kills World, franchise star Jessica Rothe provided a hopeful update on Happy Death Day 3.
“Well, I can say Chris Landon has the whole thing figured out,” Rothe explains. “We just need to wait for Blumhouse and Universal to get their ducks in a row.
Rothe continues in her comments to Screen Geek, “But my fingers are so crossed. I think Tree [Gelbman] deserves her third and final chapter to bring that incredible character and franchise to a close or a new beginning.”
Back in 2020, Christopher Landon had revealed that the working title for the third installment was Happy Death Day to Us, said to be “different than the other two films.”
In the meantime, Christopher Landon is directing a mysterious thriller titled Drop for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes, along with a werewolf movie titled Big Bad for Lionsgate.
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