Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are getting ready to team up for an adaptation of The Housemaid from director Paul Feig.
Lionsgate is behind the project, having closed a deal with Sweeney and in final negotiations with Seyfried. Feig will helm from Rebecca Sonnenshine’s script, which is based on author Freida McFadden’s best-selling novel.
The Housemaid centers on Millie (Sweeney), who lands a job as a housemaid to wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew before learning that the pair hide dangerous secrets.
Producers include Todd Lieberman for Hidden Pictures, alongside Feig and Laura Fischer for Feigco.
“I’m thrilled to have The Housemaid join our upcoming slate,” Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chair Adam Fogelson said in a statement. “A great filmmaker and a great cast with a great script from a great book is a terrific place to start. My prior work experiences with Paul and Amanda have been nothing short of spectacular, and Sydney is as talented and compelling as can be.”
Added Lionsgate Motion Picture Group co-president Erin Westerman, “The Housemaid is a certified phenomenon with over a year on the New York Times Bestsellers list, millions of copies sold, and a place on numerous critics’ choice lists. Part of the fun of the book was imagining the cast while we read it, and Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are perfect for Millie and Nina — they’re both mysterious, nuanced, and incredibly skilled at becoming characters who don’t reveal everything right away. We’re thrilled to team them with Paul Feig, who we worked with on A Simple Favor and its upcoming sequel, and has a proven track record of developing stories with dynamic female leads.”
More to come.
