Brandy Celebrates Return to Horror After 26 Years for A24 Movie
A24 has recently released a new trailer for the upcoming horror movie, The Front Room, which will see Brandy Norwood making a return to the horror genre for the first time in 26 years.
The latest entry from A24, is based on the short story written by author Susan Hill, whose work has been adapted for the big screen before. Hill's The Woman in Black was adapted in 2012, and starred Daniel Radcliffe. The Front Room stars Norwood, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap, and Neal Huff. Per Variety, the official logline says the film, "tells the story of a young, newly pregnant couple who is forced to take in an ailing estranged stepmother." Directing the film will be Sam and Max Eggers, the brothers of Robert Eggers, and are making their directorial debut. Babak Anvari, David Hinojosa, Julia Oh, Lucan Toh and Bryan Sonderman, and Erika Hampson are set to produce.
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The beginning of the trailer shows Norwood, driving a car listening to Édith Piaf's, Je Ne Regrette Rien (No Regrets), and hard cutting to her receiving a call from her husband, telling her that his father had passed. The dead father's one request, was for his son to take in his mother, and allow her to stay with the couple. It features a delightfully awkward and intense dinner scene, where the mother is chastising Norwood's character over what to name the baby, among other uncomfortable comments. The trailer then shifts into the true horror of what the mother is truly up to, when the husband says, "She thinks that the Holy Spirit possesses her, and gives her power." What follows are some truly creepy moments, involving the mother and religious imagery.
Brandy's First Horror Film in 26 Years
The Front Room marks Norwood's return to the horror genre, after appearing in 1998's I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. The late 90s horror flick was directed by Danny Cannon, and starred Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Mekhi Phifer, Matthew Settle, and Jeffrey Combs. Norwood appears to be tremendously excited for audiences to see the film, and after being officially cast in the horror movie, she expressed her enthusiasm via her Instagram account. The post reads, "[I] can’t wait for ya’ll to see this. God you’re Awesome!!!! I trust you with my entire life. Thank you for this amazing opportunity to work with this unbelievable cast, crew, and the studio everyone wants to work with and of course my Eggers fam."
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This will be the directorial debut for the Eggers, who have worked with their brother, Robert, on projects in the past. Max is credited as a co-writer on 2019's The Lighthouse, which starred Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe. Sam served as a production assistant on The Witch, which starred Anya Taylor-Joy. Their brother Robert, is set to release the highly anticipated Nosferatu later this year, and that film has officially wrapped shooting.
The Front Room opens in theaters Sept. 6, 2024.
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Nosferatu (2024)
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
Director Robert EggersRelease Date December 25, 2024Cast Paul A Maynard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Willem Dafoe, Lily-Rose Depp, Bill SkarsgardWriters Robert EggersMain Genre HorrorGenres Mystery, Horror, Fantasy