The Front Room
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Based on | "The Front Room" by Susan Hill |
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Cinematography | Ava Berkofsky |
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Music by | Marcelo Zarvos |
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Distributed by | A24 |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Front Room is an upcoming American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by the Eggers Brothers in their feature film debut. The film is based on the 2016 short story of the same name by Susan Hill, and stars Brandy, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap, and Neal Huff.
The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 6, 2024, by A24.
Premise
[edit]A young, newly pregnant couple are forced to take responsibility for an estranged stepmother.
Cast
[edit]- Brandy as Belinda
- Kathryn Hunter as Solange
- Andrew Burnap as Norman
- Neal Huff as Pastor Lewis
Production
[edit]On August 25, 2022, it was reported Max and Sam Eggers, brothers of Robert Eggers, would write and direct The Front Room, a psychological horror film starring Brandy, Kathryn Hunter and Andrew Burnap.[1][2] The film is based on the short story of the same name by Susan Hill, published in her 2016 collection The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories.[3] Filming took place in August and September 2022 in New Jersey, including at a house in Boonton, an office building in Parsippany–Troy Hills, and Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park.[4] In mid-February 2023, Screen Daily reported that the film was in post-production.[5]
Release
[edit]The Front Room is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 6, 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Grobar, Matt (August 25, 2022). "A24 To Produce & Distribute Eggers Brothers' Directorial Debut 'The Front Room' Starring Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter And Andrew Burnap". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (August 25, 2022). "The Eggers Brothers Set Directorial Debut 'The Front Room' at A24". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Schaefer, Sandy (August 26, 2022). "The Front Room: Everything We Know About The Eggers Brothers' A24 Movie". /Film. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Annual Report" (PDF). New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. p. 13, 35. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Noh, Jean (February 17, 2023). "Japan's Gaga acquires the Eggers Brothers' 'The Front Room' from A24 (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 30, 2024). "A24 Dates Fall & Holiday Slate With 'The Front Room', 'A Different Man', 'We Live In Time', 'Heretic' & 'Baby Girl'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Upcoming films
- 2024 films
- 2024 directorial debut films
- 2024 horror thriller films
- 2024 psychological thriller films
- 2020s American films
- 2020s English-language films
- 2020s pregnancy films
- 2020s psychological horror films
- A24 (company) films
- American horror thriller films
- American pregnancy films
- American psychological horror films
- American psychological thriller films
- Films based on British short stories
- Films scored by Marcelo Zarvos
- Films shot in New Jersey
- Upcoming directorial debut films
- Upcoming English-language films