‘Yellowjackets’ Sophie Thatcher And Chris Messina Starring In Adaptation Of Stephen King Short Story ‘Boogeyman’ For 20th Century
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Sophie Thatcher, who is coming off her breakout role in the hit Showtime series Yellowjackets, and Chris Messina are set to star in the 20th Century Studios adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Boogeyman with 21 Laps producing.
The film will debut on Hulu with Rob Savage set to direct. 21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & Dan Cohen are producing. Production is expected to start later next month.Mark Heyman has been writing the script which Scott Beck & Bryan Woods and Akela Cooper wrote the original drafts.
It was originally developed by 21 Laps as a Fox film and now will find new life through Hulu. They’ll begin prep and casting quickly to start early next year.
Beck & Woods are exec producers.The Boogeyman was first published in 1978 as part of The Night Shift collection of short stories that King wrote over the years for magazines.
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