Untitled third The Strangers film

The third The Strangers film is an upcoming American slasher film directed by Renny Harlin, and written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. It is the third film in The Strangers film series. The film stars stars Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Rachel Shenton.

Untitled third The Strangers film
Directed byRenny Harlin
Written by
  • Alan R. Cohen
  • Alan Freedland
Based onCharacters
by Bryan Bertino
Produced by
Starring
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate Films
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Intended to be the first installment of a new trilogy of films, the plot centers around a couple who come into contact with the three psychopathic masked strangers from the previous two installments. Marketed as a reboot, the film will "expand" the "world of The Strangers".

A possible release date for the film, is the month August, according to Ryan Bown (a cast member who played Jeff Morell in the movie).

Synopsis

A young woman (Petsch), drives across the country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez), as the pair begin a new life together in the Pacific Northwest. Along the way, their car breaks down and they are forced to spend the night in an isolated Airbnb home. Through the night they are terrorized by three murderous masked strangers.[1][2]

Cast

Production

Development

In August 2022, producer Roy Lee announced plans for three sequels to consecutively enter production beginning in September of the same year.[4] Renny Harlin was revealed as director for at least one of the sequels, though he was in negotiations to perhaps serve in that capacity on each of the films.[5]

Later that month Harlin was officially announced as director on the three upcoming films; the first of the new trilogy, from a script written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin, Charlie Dombeck, and Alastair Birlingham served as producers on the three films. The new trilogy is intended to be a relaunch of the series with producer Canton stating that the trilogy is intended to introduce new audiences to "world of The Strangers". Solomon stated that when they began the project the intent was to tell a bigger story than before, respecting what fans of the series expect, but also to "expand that world". The producer describes the three films as a "character study", compared to the previous two films. The trilogy will be produced by Lionsgate Entertainment and Frame Film,[6] and will be distributed by Lionsgate Films.[1][2][7][6][8][9][10][11]

Casting

In September 2022, Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez and Gabriel Basso were cast.[1][2] In October 2022, Ema Horvath was announced to be a part of the cast.[12] The following month, Rachel Shenton joined the cast.[13][3]

Filming

Principal photography commenced in September 2022 in Bratislava, Slovakia[1] and wrapped in November 2022.[13]

Future

Two additional films were announced, with Petsch and Gutierrez reprising their respective roles.[9][10][11]

References
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  9. Cavanaugh, Patrick (September 13, 2022). "The Strangers Reboot Trilogy Confirmed, Madelaine Petsch to Star and Renny Harlin to Direct". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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  11. Smith, Iona (September 13, 2022). "The Strangers Horror Movie Remake Begins Filming". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  12. Grobar, Matt (October 10, 2022). "'The Strangers': 'LOTR: The Rings Of Power' Actor Ema Horvath Joins Lionsgate Remake". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  13. Vlessing, Etan (November 1, 2022). "Rachel Shenton Joins Renny Harlin's 'The Strangers' Remake for Lionsgate (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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