Sydney Sweeney can’t put down her mop and bucket simply but – she’ll quickly be tidying up once more in a just-announced sequel to her vacation field workplace smash “The Housemaid.”
“The Housemaid’s Secret,” tailored from the second e-book in writer Freida McFadden’s bestselling trilogy, is about to start manufacturing this 12 months, and has already been in growth for a number of months.
It’s no shock Lionsgate would greenlight a sequel to the thriller after “The Housemaid” cleaned up on the field workplace following its Dec. 19 launch. It’s already grossed a formidable $133 million worldwide in simply its first two and a half weeks — and the quantity will solely go up with worldwide territories rolling out.
“The Housemaid” stars Sweeney — alongside Amanda Seyfried and “It Ends With Us” actor Brandon Sklenar — in a twisted story of secrets and techniques and deception inside a rich couple’s seemingly good dwelling.
The movie held a splashy premiere in Hollywood final month, the place Seyfried and Sweeney had been hooked up on the hip.
Lionsgate is already the studio behind juggernauts like “John Wick,” “The Starvation Video games” and “Twilight,” so “The Housemaid” is in good firm.
“It’s clear from each the worldwide field workplace and from the outpouring on social media that audiences have responded strongly – and audibly – to the completely distinctive and actually theatrical expertise of ‘The Housemaid,’ and need to know what occurs subsequent,” mentioned Lionsgate Movement Image Group Chair Adam Fogelson. “We believed in these tales from the very starting, and we’re past excited to deliver the subsequent chapter of Millie’s story to life on-screen.”
Director Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids,” “A Easy Favor”) is eyeing a return as director, whereas Sweeney and “365 Days” alum Michel Morrone are additionally anticipated to reprise their roles on display screen.
Sweeney can even function an government producer.
“The Housemaid” e-book collection has bought over 12 million models throughout all titles, with the second e-book accounting for 4 million in gross sales. Translated into 40 languages, the e-book has been a New York Occasions bestseller for 65 weeks and counting, and gained the 2023 Goodreads Selection Award for Greatest Thriller.
