A24 Films is putting together a new slasher film entitled Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, with Amandla Stenberg and Maria Bakalova set to star.
The 22-year-old Stenberg (The Hate U Give) and the 24-year-old Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) are set to star in the project, via Deadline.
The report also adds that SNL star Pete Davidson is also in talks to star along with Myha’la Herrold (Modern Love, Industry).
New slasher: A24 Films is putting together a new slasher film entitled Bodies, Bodies, Bodies, with Amandla Stenberg and Maria Bakalova set to star
New role: The 22-year-old Stenberg (The Hate U Give) and the 24-year-old Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm) are set to star in the project, via Deadline
In talks: The report also adds that SNL star Pete Davidson is also in talks to star along with Myha’la Herrold (Modern Love, Industry)
There are no plot details released for the project as of yet, only that it’s described as a ‘secret slasher film.’
The deals for both Stenberg and Bakalova recently closed, though A24 has been quietly packaging the movie over the past few months.
A24 Films is slated to produce and provide financing for the project, though it’s unclear when filming will get under way.
Slasher: There are no plot details released for the project as of yet, only that it’s described as a ‘secret slasher film’
Closed deal: The deals for both Stenberg and Bakalova recently closed, though A24 has been quietly packaging the movie over the past few months
Halina Reijin, a Dutch actress and filmmaker who made her feature directorial debut in 2019 with Instinct, is attached to direct.
Instinct was selected as the Dutch entry for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards
While there is no word yet on who is penning the script, David Hinojosa (Vox Lux, First Reformed) will serve as a producer.
Financing: A24 Films is slated to produce and provide financing for the project, though it’s unclear when filming will get under way
Stenberg made her big-screen debut in Columbiana alongside Zoe Saldana, and she played the beloved Rue in The Hunger Games.
She also starred in TV shows such as Sleepy Hollow and Mr. Robinson before her breakthrough role in The Hate U Give.
The actress will next be seen in the film adaptation of the Broadway sensation Dear Evan Hansen, in theaters September 24.
Debut: Stenberg made her big-screen debut in Columbiana alongside Zoe Saldana, and she played the beloved Rue in The Hunger Games
Coming soon: The actress will next be seen in the film adaptation of the Broadway sensation Dear Evan Hansen, in theaters September 24
Bakalova shot from obscurity to overnight fame by playing Sacha Baron Cohen’s daughter Tutar in Borat Subsequen MovieFilm, which earned her an Oscar nomination.
She has since signed on to star in Judd Apatow’s The Bubble with Pedro Pascal, Karen Gillan and David Duchovny, which is currently filming.
Davidson is coming off his critically-acclaimed role in The King of Staten Island and he’ll next be seen as Blackguard in The Suicide Squad, in theaters August 6.
Oscar nominee: Bakalova shot from obscurity to overnight fame by playing Sacha Baron Cohen’s daughter Tutar in Borat Subsequen MovieFilm, which earned her an Oscar nomination
Coming soon: Davidson is coming off his critically-acclaimed role in The King of Staten Island and he’ll next be seen as Blackguard in The Suicide Squad, in theaters August 6