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JT Mollner Has Written a “Nasty, Passionate Horror Role” for Meryl Streep
JT Mollner, director of last year’s Strange Darling and writer of this year’s Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, is shooting his shot over on Twitter. And it’s one hell of a shot.
Mollner tweets, “I’ve written something for Meryl Streep.”
And yes, it’s a horror movie…
“It’s a nasty, passionate horror role like nothing she’s ever played,” Mollner continues. “She’s our greatest living actor, so I know it’s a long shot, but damn would it be cool if she said yes.”
A three-time Oscar winner, Meryl Streep is known as one of the all-time greatest actors, but she hasn’t been seen anywhere near the horror genre since Robert Zemeckis’ comedy-horror Death Becomes Her back in 1992. Streep did work with Wes Craven back in 1999 on Music of the Heart, the rare film in Craven’s filmography that was far outside the horror genre.
Streep did play the Witch in the 2014 fantasy film Into the Woods, but it sounds like Mollner has something much more horrific in mind for Streep with this untitled project.
Check out Mollner’s tweet below and keep your fingers crossed for him. If anyone can take home an Academy Award for the horror genre, it’s most definitely Meryl Streep!
I’ve written something for Meryl Streep. It’s a nasty, passionate horror role like nothing she’s ever played. She’s our greatest living actor, so I know it’s a long shot, but damn would it be cool if she said yes.
— JT Mollner (@jtmollner) August 4, 2025
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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