Parker Posey has been cast to lead “Sleepover,” a horror film from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Atomic Monster, with Jacob Chase directing. Universal is releasing it in October 2027. Variety broke the news.
The two studios have a long history of making genre films together. Chase already works with both: he directed “Insidious: Out of the Further,” the latest sequel in the Insidious series. For “Sleepover” he is also co-writing the script with Bryce McGuire, who wrote “Night Swim.” It is adapted from McGuire’s original short story.
Who Posey plays, and what happens to her, is being kept quiet for now.
She comes to the project in the middle of a busy run. Audiences have seen her in HBO’s “The White Lotus” and in Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid.” Her next film is Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine,” a C.I.A. buddy comedy that is expected to be in serious contention for nominations this awards season. Disney and Searchlight Pictures open it in US theaters on November 6.
The title of “Sleepover” suggests a kids’ or teens’ party that turns horrific. That is only a guess, though. More details should come as production gets under way and more cast members are added.
