David Harbour, Rebecca Hall, and Esmé Creed-Miles to star in A Head Full of Ghosts
Two years ago, it was announced that Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, the directing duo behind the disturbing horror films Goodnight Mommy (the original, not the Naomi Watts remake), The Lodge, and The Devil’s Bath, signed on to direct the psychological horror movie A Head Full of Ghosts, which is based on a novel by Paul Tremblay (you can pick up a copy of the book HERE). Now, Deadline has learned that David Harbour (Stranger Things), Rebecca Hall (The Beauty), and Esmé Creed-Miles (The Sandman) are in final negotiations to star in the film. Lionsgate has acquired worldwide distribution rights and will be presenting the project to potential buyers at the upcoming European Film Market.
A Long Time Coming
A Head Full of Ghosts has been in development for years. It was once set up at Focus Features, and back in 2018, Osgood Perkins was attached to write and direct the film. In 2020, Scott Cooper came on board to direct and rewrite Perkins’ script, while Margaret Qualley was set to star in it.
Coming our way from Team Downey and The Allegiance Theater, with Fifth Season financing development and production, the film is being produced by Daniel Dubiecki and Lara Alameddine of The Allegiance Theater, Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr. of Team Downey, Fifth Season, and David Gambino.
Story
Tremblay’s A Head Full of Ghosts follows the Barretts, whose normal suburban New England life is torn apart when their teenage daughter shows signs of acute schizophrenia, reluctantly leading them to be the subjects of a reality show, “The Possession.” Some 15 years later, Merry faces her family’s haunting past when a journalist is assigned to help tell her side of the story and uncovers the very nature of evil.
Another novel written by Tremblay was The Cabin at the End of the World, which M. Night Shyamalan turned into Knock at the Cabin.
The producers are planning to get the A Head Full of Ghosts adaptation into production in March.
Statement
Adam Fogelson, chair, Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, provided the following statement: “We’re thrilled to partner with Team Downey, The Allegiance Theater, and David Gambino, and our friends at Fifth Season, who collectively bring exceptional prestige and creative confidence to the project. This team’s artistic vision for this terrifying story has been undeniable – striking, distinct and genuinely unsettling. It’s no surprise that Stephen King called this book his favorite novel of the past decade and said that it ‘scared the living hell’ out of him – which says it all.“
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