Fresh off the acclaimed dramaFirst Reformed,Amanda Seyfriedis set to joinKevin Baconin Blumhouse’s supernatural thrillerYou Should Have Left, sources tell Collider.
David Koeppis directing from his own screenplay, which is based on the unsettlingDaniel Kehlmannnovel of the same name. Koepp previously directed Bacon inStir of Echoes.
Bacon will play a wealthy man with a younger wife (Seyfried) and a six-year-old child. Mistrust and suspicion characterize their marriage while they are in a remote location that may or may not be obeying all the physical laws of the universe.
You Should Have Leftsounds a bit like Stanley Kubrick’s horror classicThe Shining, but we’re sure that Koepp will put his own spin on things, just as he did with theJohnny DeppmovieSecret Window, which was based on a novella byStephen King.
Jason Blum(Get Out) is producing along with Bacon, who found the novel and brought it to Koepp. They optioned the novel together and jointly developed the project, which is expected to start production later this year.
Seyfried broke out on TV shows likeBig LoveandVeronica Mars, and she recently returned to the small screen forDavid Lynch’sTwin Peaks. While her last few films have flown under the radar (we’re thinking ofGringo,Anon,The ClapperandThe Last Word),First Reformedhas struck a chord with arthouse audiences, and Seyfried should have a hit on her hands with theMamma Mia!sequeldue later this summer.You Should Have Leftrepresents a solid opportunity for the young actress.
Seyfried, who has been busy filmingThe Art of Racing in the RainwithMilo Ventimiglia, is represented by Innovative Artists.
Blumhouse will releaseDavid Gordon Green’sHalloweensequelthis fall, and you can find the first trailer for that movie on Collider tomorrow morning.
