Freaky is an upcoming 2020 American slasher comedy film directed by Christopher Landon, from a screenplay by Landon and Michael Kennedy. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Kathryn Newton. Jason Blum serves as a producer under his Blumhouse Productions banner. Freaky is scheduled to be released theatrically on November 13, 2020, by Universal Pictures.
In early August 2019, it was announced that Christopher Landon would write and direct a new horror film, with Jason Blum serving as a producer under his Blumhouse Productions banner. Specific plot details were not revealed, but the story would reportedly follow a violent figure wreaking havoc in a small town.
Production was expected to begin in October in Atlanta, Georgia, and there was some speculation it could be a reboot of Scream. However, Landon later debunked rumors that the film was a remake of Scream, stating that the upcoming project was to be an original story taking inspiration from Mary Rodgers's Freaky Friday.
Later in August, it was announced that Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn had joined the cast of the film, with the screenplay being written by Landon and Michael Kennedy. In October 2019, Uriah Shelton, Alan Ruck, Katie Finneran, Celeste O'Connor, and Misha Osherovich joined the cast of the film.
Principal photography lasted for 35 days under the original title Freaky Friday the 13th. It began on October 21, 2019, and finished on December 12, 2019. High school student Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) becomes the newest target of the Blissfield Butcher (Vince Vaughn), an infamous serial killer, during her senior year.
When the killer's magic dagger causes her to swap bodies with him, Kessler discovers she has only a day to reverse the switch or else remain trapped as a middle-aged murderer hunted by the city, while the real killer – in her body – targets her classmates at Homecoming.
Universal will be releasing Blumhouse’s Freaky on Nov. 13. The black horror-comedy, directed by writer-director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, the Paranormal Activity franchise) follows a teenage girl who switches bodies with a relentless serial killer, The Butcher.
Kathryn Newton of Blockers and HBO’s Big Little Lies stars as 17-year old Millie alongside Vince Vaughn who plays the town’s infamous killer.
When The Butcher’s mystical ancient dagger causes him and Millie to wake up in each other’s bodies, Millie learns that she has just 24 hours to get her body back before the switch becomes permanent and she’s trapped in the form of a middle-aged maniac forever. The only problem is she now looks like a towering psychopath who’s the target of a city-wide manhunt while The Butcher looks like her and has brought his appetite for the carnage to Homecoming.
Landon co-wrote with Michael Kennedy (Fox’s Bordertown) with Jason Blum producing. The film is produced by Blumhouse Productions in association with Divide/Conquer. The executive producers are Couper Samuelson and Jeanette Volturno.
Universal already had that November weekend reserved for an untitled event movie, and it’s going up against rival wide release Deep Water from 20th Century Studios and Disney. That pic, based on the Patricia Highsmith novel, is directed by Adrian Lyne and stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. Both movies are currently scheduled to debut before the Nov. 20th releases of MGM’s No Time to Die and Disney/Pixar’s Soul.
Freaky Movie Cast
- Vince Vaughn as the Blissfield Butcher, an aging serial killer famous for having never been caught. He and Millie trade bodies due to a mystical curse.
- Kathryn Newton as Millie Kessler, a tormented high school student who trades bodies with a sociopathic serial killer
- Celeste O'Connor as Nyla, Millie's friend
- Misha Osherovich as Josh, Millie's gay friend
- Uriah Shelton as Booker, Millie's crush
- Alan Ruck
- Katie Finneran
- Radhesh Aria
- Dana Drori
Freaky Movie Release Date
The film will have the world premiere at Beyond Fest on October 8, 2020, and is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 13, 2020. Prior to video on demand on December 4, 2020.
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