‘The Boogeyman’: David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland, Vivien Lyra Blair & Madison Hu Board 20th Century Studios’ Stephen King Adaptation
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad), Marin Ireland (Y: The Last Man, The Umbrella Academy), Vivien Lyra Blair (Bird Box, Mr.
Corman) and Madison Hu (Voyagers) have signed on to star alongside Chris Messina and Sophie Thatcher in 20th Century Studios horror-thriller The Boogeyman, based on Stephen King’s 1973 short story of the same name, which has entered production in New Orleans, and will debut in 2023 on Hulu in the U.S., on Star+ in Latin America, and on Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories.The film from director Rob Savage (Dashcam, Host) follows a 16-year-old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, as they’re targeted by a supernatural boogeyman, after their psychologist father has an encounter with a desperate patient in their house.Mark Heyman wrote the most recent draft of script, with Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place) and Akela Cooper (Malignant) penning prior drafts.
21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine and Dan Cohen are producing, with Beck, Woods and Emily Morris serving as executive producers.Dastmalchian recently wrapped filming a lead role opposite Corey Hawkins and Liam Cunningham in Amblin’s Last Voyage of Demeter from director André Øvredal.
The actor was most recently seen opposite Timothée Chalamet and Oscar Isaac in Denis Villeneuve’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Dune, and also starred alongside Margot Robbie, Idris Elba and John Cena in James Gunn and DC Films’ The Suicide Squad.
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