Mike Flanagan’s Carrie TV show is on the verge of casting its lead.
Final week, insider Daniel Richtman reported that Hereditary star Milly Shapiro was in talks to star as Carrie White in Flanagan’s collection. Nonetheless, plans have modified, as a brand new actress has emerged because the frontrunner to guide the TV present.
Who will lead Mike Flanagan’s Carrie TV present?
Per Selection, Summer season H. Howell is on the verge of a deal to star within the Carrie TV present. Negotiations are presently “ongoing” for Howell to affix the collection.
Howell is not any stranger to horror IP, showing in two motion pictures from the Little one’s Play franchise: 2013’s Curse of Chucky and 2017’s Cult of Chucky. Howell is arguably finest recognized for her roles in Hunter Hunter and Clouds, two movies launched in 2020.
Howell’s latest credit embrace Time Lower, Spirit within the Blood, All Enjoyable and Video games, and Kidnapped by My Trainer: The Elizabeth Thomas Story.
Flanagan’s TV adaptation of Carrie was first reported in October. Amazon MGM Studios has not formally introduced the challenge. Although Selection’s report on Howell notes an official collection announcement is “imminent.”
The collection logline reads, “A daring and well timed reimagining of the story of misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Howell), who has spent her life in seclusion along with her domineering mom. After her father’s sudden and premature dying, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien panorama of public highschool, a bullying scandal that shatters her group, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”
Flanagan will write, govt produce, direct, and showrun Carrie. Flanagan’s accomplice at Intrepid Photos, Trevor Macy, can even govt produce.
Carrie relies on Stephen King’s first printed novel in 1974. Two years later, Brian De Palma directed an adaptation of Carrie, with Sissy Spacek within the titular position and Piper Laurie as Carrie’s mom, Margaret White. Different notable variations embrace 1999’s The Rage: Carrie 2, the 2002 made-for-TV film at NBC, and the 2013 remake.
(Supply: Variety)
