Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are teaming up to executive produce and co-star in Lionsgate’s psychological thriller The Housemaid.
The film marks the first time the Euphoria bombshell, 27, and the Mean Girls bombshell, 38, have worked together, but We definitely hung out during the Met Gala festivities on May 6th..
Amanda, who will play the wealthy, married mother of one son, Nina Winchester, announced in a instagram video on Tuesday: ‘I just want to let you know that Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid is coming to the big screen. Stay tuned.’
Sydney, who will play the mysterious maid Millie, posted a instagram video of herself looking shocked at a copy of the 2022 New York Times bestseller while M83’s 2016 song Solitude played in the background.
A look at the Instagram comments showed a lot of support for Seyfried as Nina and overall there was an overall positive reaction.
Sydney Sweeney (L) and Amanda Seyfried (R) are teaming up to executive produce and co-star in Lionsgate’s psychological thriller The Housemaid.
But the reaction to Sweeney as Millie was definitely mixed with some direct questions about her acting abilities.
Some readers thought that Victoria Pendretti would have been a better Millie, while others suggested actors such as Joe Manganiello, Simone Susinna and Michele Morrone for the role of Enzo.
On Tuesday, director Paul Feig posted a tiktok video of himself enjoying a martini with a copy of The Housemaid while announcing, “Coming soon!”
“It’s happening,” the 62-year-old filmmaker captioned his instagram mail.
‘I’m so excited to bring this great book by @fmcfaddenauthor to life on the big screen with @sydney_sweeney, @mingey and my friends at @lionsgate and @hiddenpicturesmedia. Millie is on her way.
Freida, who is also a doctor specializing in brain injuries, is “very excited” about the big screen adaptation of her work, in which “secrets never stay buried.”
‘@Lionsgate has created an absolutely perfect cast and director, and I am so grateful!’ McFadden continued instagram Tuesday.
‘I mean, Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried and Paul Feig… amazing! I am so honored and grateful to all my readers who helped make this dream come true!’
The film marks the first time the Euphoria bombshell (L), 27, and the Mean Girls bombshell (R), 38, have worked together, but they definitely spent some time during the Met Gala festivities on May 6.
Amanda, who will play Nina Winchester, a wealthy, married mother of one, announced in an Instagram video on Tuesday: ‘I just want to let you know that Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid is coming to the big screen. Stay tuned.’
Sydney, who will play mysterious maid Millie, posted a video on Instagram of herself looking surprised at a copy of the 2022 New York Times bestseller while M83’s 2016 song Solitude played in the background.
A look at the Instagram comments showed a lot of support for Seyfried as Nina and overall there was an overall positive reaction.
But the reaction to Sweeney as Millie was definitely mixed with some direct questions about her acting abilities.
On Tuesday, director Paul Feig posted a TikTok video of himself enjoying a martini with a copy of The Housemaid and announced, “Coming soon!”
The 62-year-old filmmaker captioned his Instagram post: “It’s happening.” I’m so excited to bring this great book by @fmcfaddenauthor to life on the big screen with @sydney_sweeney and @mingey and my friends at @lionsgate and @hiddenpicturesmedia. Millie is on her way.
Freida, who is also a doctor specializing in brain injuries, is “very excited” about the big screen adaptation of her work, in which “secrets never stay buried.”
Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Vampire Diaries, The Boys and Archive 81) was hired to adapt the script for the big screen, according to Deadline.
In the addictive 336-page novel with a surprising twist, Millie lusts after Nina’s “beautiful and broken” husband, Andrew Winchester, while caring for her daughter and living in her attic (which ominously only closes from the outside).
‘I only try on one of Nina’s immaculate white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But he soon finds out… and when I realize that the door to my attic room only closes from the outside, it’s too late,” the book’s logline reads.
‘But I calm down: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of…’
Other upcoming Sydney projects include David Michôd’s biopic about professional boxer Christy Martin, Apple TV+ horse farm thriller Echo Valley, Amazon Prime Video survival thriller Eden and the long-delayed third season of Max’s Euphoria (to be filmed in January).
Amanda’s other upcoming projects include Vertical Entertainment’s horror comedy I Don’t Understand You, Peacock’s limited series Long Bright River about the opioid crisis, and Sony’s chick comedy My Ex-Friend’s Wedding.