The Front Room

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The Front Room
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Max Eggers
  • Sam Eggers
Screenplay by
  • Max Eggers
  • Sam Eggers
Based on"The Front Room"
by Susan Hill
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAva Berkofsky
Edited by
Music by Marcelo Zarvos
Production
companies
  • Two & Two Pictures
  • 2AM
Distributed by A24
Release date
  • September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 and Andrew Burnap.

Contents

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 6, 2024, by A24.

Premise

A young, newly pregnant couple are forced to take responsibility for an estranged stepmother.

Cast

Production

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] In mid-February 2023, Screen Daily reported that the film was in post-production. [4]

Release

The Front Room is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 6, 2024. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (August 25, 2022). "The Eggers Brothers Set Directorial Debut 'The Front Room' at A24". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  3. ↑ Schaefer, Sandy (August 26, 2022). "The Front Room: Everything We Know About The Eggers Brothers' A24 Movie". /Film . Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ Noh, Jean (February 17, 2023). "Japan's Gaga acquires the Eggers Brothers' 'The Front Room' from A24 (exclusive)". Screen Daily . Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ 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.
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