Deadline experiences that Christopher Landon has been tapped to jot down and direct The Remaining Woman Assist Group, a function movie based mostly on Grady Hendrix‘s novel of the identical title.
Initially Developed as a TV Collection
You would possibly recall that The Remaining Woman Assist Group was initially arrange as a TV collection on HBO Max. Andy and Barbara Muschietti have been on board as producers—with Andy directing the pilot—alongside Charlize Theron by way of her Denver and Delilah Movies banner.
The report states that Theron is now not hooked up, however the Muschietti’s are nonetheless concerned. They’ll produce beneath their Double Dream label alongside Adam Goldworm for Aperture Leisure. Hendrix will function an govt producer on the movie.
What’s The Remaining Woman Assist Group About?
Billed as a “fast-paced, horrifying, and wickedly humorous thriller,” the story pays tribute to basic horror films akin to The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath, A Nightmare on Elm Road, and Scream. The novel follows Lynnette Tarkington, a real-life remaining woman who survived a bloodbath. “For greater than a decade, she’s been assembly with 5 different remaining ladies and their therapist in a assist group for individuals who survived the unthinkable and dealing to place their lives again collectively,” reads the official synopsis. “Then one girl misses a gathering, and their worst fears are realized—somebody is aware of in regards to the group and is decided to tear their lives aside once more, piece by piece. However the factor about remaining ladies is that regardless of how dangerous the percentages, how darkish the night time, how sharp the knife, they may by no means, ever hand over.“
Christopher Landon and Horror
Landon has plenty of expertise within the realm of horror. He wrote and produced 5 installments of the Paranormal Exercise franchise, together with taking the helm of Paranormal Exercise: The Marked Ones.
He additionally wrote and directed Completely happy Loss of life Day and Completely happy Loss of life Day 2U, and co-wrote and directed Freaky, a body-swapping slasher comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton.
Followers have been demanding a 3rd installment of the Completely happy Loss of life Day franchise, and after many delays, it lastly appears to be shifting ahead.
How do you are feeling about Christopher Landon taking the helm of The Remaining Woman Assist Group and the challenge now turning into a film?
