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“Fool’s Day”
We’ve heard of not telling mom the babysitter’s dead, but what about the teacher? Based on Cody Blue Snider’s 2013 short film of the same name, “Fool’s Day” follows a group of fourth graders who, on April Fools’ Day, decide to pull a prank on their teacher only to accidentally kill her. The kids are left to their own devices and scrambling to hide the body—until a police officer shows up to teach an anti-drug lesson to the class. Rich Delia is casting the project, which already has Oscar nominee Margot Robbie attached to play the ill-fated teacher. Robbie is also executive producing the project via her Luckychap Entertainment, along with New Line Cinema. No other actors are attached. Filming is scheduled to take place in Atlanta sometime in 2022.
“All Fun and Games”
Up-and-coming screenwriter J.J. Braider is partnering up with producers Anthony and Joe Russo (of “Avengers” fame) and their AGBO production company for this supernatural horror story about a demon called the Skarrow. Set in a small town in the 1990s, the film follows a teen who accidentally summons the Skarrow while babysitting his cousins. The demon gives them an ultimatum: Play its game or die. Jessica Sherman Casting is working on the project, and while no cast or production dates have been finalized, it’s rumored to be looking at locations in Canada for an early 2022 shoot.
“Eleanor & Park”
Based on the acclaimed 2012 novel of the same name by Rainbow Rowell, “Eleanor & Park” is set in 1980s Omaha and follows two introverted high schoolers as they embark upon a romance they know will never last. Japanese filmmaker Hikari is attached to direct the film for Plan B, with Rowell penning the script. The film has enlisted the services of Francine Maisler Casting to fill the call sheet; talent has yet to be announced. The project has had a tenuous journey to the developmental stage, having bounced around the last couple years from Universal to DreamWorks, among others. It will go into production next year in a to-be-announced U.S. location.
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 18 issue of Backstage Magazine. Subscribe here.