20th Century Studios has officially announced that production on Hulu‘s upcoming film adaptation of Stephen King’s short horror story The Boogeyman has begun in New Orleans. The filming start also comes with the addition of four new cast members who will be joining previously confirmed leads Chris Messina (Sharp Objects) and Yellowjackets breakout Sophie Thatcher.
The Suicide Squad star David Dastmalchian, Marin Ireland (The Last Man), Vivien Lyra Blair (Bird Box), and Madison Hu (Voyagers) have been tapped to join the horror-thriller film, which is slated to debut next year.
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The Boogeyman is being directed by Rob Savage (Host) from a screenplay adapted by Black Swan‘s Mark Heyman, based on the original drafts co-written by Akela Cooper with A Quiet Place scribes Scott Beck, and Bryan Woods.
“The story follows a 16-year old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, who are targeted by a supernatural boogeyman after their father, a psychologist, has an encounter with a desperate patient in their house,” reads the logline.
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The film adaptation is a production by 21 Laps. It is being produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Levin, and Dan Cohen, with Beck and Woods, who has been attached to the project since 2018, are serving as executive producers.
First published in the 1973 issue of Cavalier magazine, The Boogeyman begins with a man recalling the recent events of his life to his psychiatrist Dr. Harper after the death of his children, who were killed by a creature lurking in the closet. The short story was later released in 1978 as part of King’s Night Shift collection.
