Writer/Director Chris Weitz and John Cho have a historical past going again to the unique “American Pie” movie in 1999. They group up subsequent for the horror movie “They Listen,” their eleventh collaboration general.
Deadline reviews that manufacturing for the movie is already underway in LA. Katherine Waterston co-stars with Cho within the Sony–Blumhouse co-production. Plot particulars are below wraps, however Cho’s had success in low-budget horror earlier than. The Cho thriller “Searching” was a late-summer box-office smash in 2017, grossing $75 million worldwide of an $880,000 whole funds.
Cho acquired an Independent Spirit Award nod for Best Male Lead for his work in “Searching.” Recent work for the actor consists of the Amazon Studios father-daughter dramedy “Don’t Make Me Go” and Netflix‘s live-action “Cowboy Bebop” series. Best known for his roles in the “Harold & Kumar” and “Star Trek” franchise, Cho got his start in Weitz’s first “American Pie” movie, the place the pair first met.
Meanwhile, Waterston has a ton of thrilling initiatives on the best way quickly. First, she has a supporting position in Damien Chazelle‘s upcoming previous Hollywood epic “Babylon,” in theaters subsequent weekend. She additionally stars within the upcoming Tye Sheridan thriller “Black Flies” with Sean Penn. On the TV entrance, she stars within the forthcoming second season of HBO‘s “Perry Mason,” premiering on March 6.
As beforehand famous, Weitz’s first Hollywood hit was 1999’s “American Pie,” which he co-directed along with his brother Paul Weitz. They additionally co-wrote “Antz” collectively and tailored/co-directed 2002’s “About A Boy.” Solo directing efforts for Weitz embody 2007’s “The Golden Compass,” 2009’s “New Moon” from the “Twilight” franchise, and 2011’s “A Better Life.” Recent writing credit for Weitz embody Disney‘s “Pinocchio” from this yr and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.”
Stay tuned for extra particulars about “They Listen,” however with its deliberate late-summer huge launch, Weitz & co. anticipate they might have a success on their fingers.