The Woman in the Yard

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The Woman in the Yard
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Written bySam Stefanak
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Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • March 28, 2025 (2025-03-28)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Woman in the Yard is an upcoming American horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Sam Stefanak. It stars Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Russell Hornsby, Peyton Jackson and Estella Kahiha.

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The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 28, 2025.

Premise

Today’s the day. A woman in black appears on a family’s front lawn and delivers a chilling warning, Where did she come from? What does she want? When will she leave?

Cast

Production

In February 2024, it was announced that a horror thriller film titled The Woman in the Yard was in development at Universal Pictures and Blumhouse. Jaume Collet-Serra had been hired to direct and Sam Stefanak would write the screenplay, with Danielle Deadwyler cast in the lead role. [1] In April 2024, it was reported that Okwui Okpokwasili [2] and Russell Hornsby [3] had joined. In May, Peyton Jackson and Estella Kahiha joined the cast in undisclosed roles. [4]

Filming

Principal photography began on April 26, 2024. [5]

Release

The Woman in the Yard is scheduled to be released in the United States on March 28, 2025. [6] It was previously scheduled for release on January 10, 2025, [1] before being briefly removed from the release schedule. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Galuppo, Mia (February 14, 2024). "Danielle Deadwyler to Star in Blumhouse Thriller 'The Woman in the Yard'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 4, 2024). "Blumhouse's 'The Woman in the Yard' Adds Okwui Okpokwasili". Deadline Hollywood .
  3. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 12, 2024). "Blumhouse & Universal's 'The Woman In The Yard' Adds Russell Hornsby". Deadline Hollywood .
  4. Kroll, Justin (May 6, 2024). "Peyton Jackson And Estella Kahiha Join Blumhouse Pic 'Woman In The Yard'". Deadline Hollywood .
  5. Blumhouse [@blumhouse] (April 26, 2024). "The Woman in the Yard is in production!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 27, 2024 via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2024). "Universal Dates 'Five Nights At Freddy's 2,' 'Woman In The Yard' & 'Drop'; 'The Black Phone', 'M3GAN' Sequels Pushed". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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