Forbidden Fruits

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Forbidden Fruits
Directed byMeredith Alloway
Screenplay by
  • Lily Houghton
  • Meredith Alloway
Based onOf the Women Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die
by Lily Houghton
Produced by
  • Mason Novick
  • Diablo Cody
  • Trent Hubbard
  • Mary Anne Waterhouse
Starring
Production
company
MXN Entertainment
Distributed by
Release date
  • 2026 (2026)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Forbidden Fruits is an upcoming American horror film starring Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Chamberlain, and Gabrielle Union.

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Premise

Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Meredith Alloway, in her feature-length debut, which she co-wrote with Lily Houghton, and adapted from Houghton's play Of the Women Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We All Die. [2] It is produced by Mason Novick, Diablo Cody, Trent Hubbard, and Mary Anne Waterhouse through MXN Entertainment. [3] The script was featured on the 2023 Black List of the "most liked" screenplays currently not in production. [4]

The cast is led by Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp and Emma Chamberlain, in her acting debut. Principal photography took place in spring 2025. [5] In April 2025, Gabrielle Union joined the cast. [6]

Filming started in Toronto in March 2025. [7]

Release

Forbidden Fruits is scheduled to be released in the United States in 2026. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Shudder Acquires Witchy Horror FORBIDDEN FRUITS With Lili Reinhart And Victoria Pedretti". Fangoria. March 18, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NYC Review: 'Of the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die'". OnStage Blog. Retrieved November 26, 2025. at the Medicine Show Theatre...presented by Normal Ave
  3. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 13, 2025). "Diablo Cody Producing Meredith Alloway's Feature Directorial Debut 'Forbidden Fruits' Based On Lily Houghton Play". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ Galuppo, Mia (December 11, 2023). "2023 Black List Includes Patsy Cline, FTX and Tom Hanks Doppelganger Scripts". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Gomez, Dessi; Grobar, Matt (March 18, 2025). "IFC Films And Shudder Aquire [sic] 'Forbidden Fruits' Starring Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp And Emma Chamberlain". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Grobar, Matt (April 7, 2025). "Gabrielle Union Joins Meredith Alloway's 'Forbidden Fruits'". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ Gittins, Susan (March 18, 2025). "Forbidden Fruits with Lili Reinhart & More as Millennial Moms Filming in Toronto". hollywoodnorthbuzz.com. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ Gingold, Michael (December 2, 2025). "Get a taste of IFC and Shudder's "FORBIDDEN FRUITS" with teaser trailer". Rue Morgue. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
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