20th Century Studios and the Hulu streaming service haven’t announced a specific release date for their Stephen King adaptation The Boogeyman yet, but it looks like we should be hearing what their plans are very soon. That’s because the movie has received its rating from the Motion Picture Association! The Boogeyman has officially been rated PG-13 for terror, violent content, teen drug use, and some strong language.
Coming to us from Host (watch it HERE) and Dashcam director Rob Savage, The Boogeyman follows a 16-year-old and her younger sister, still reeling from the death of their mother, as they’re targeted by a supernatural boogeyman, after their psychologist father has an encounter with a desperate patient in their house.
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place) wrote the initial draft of the script for The Boogeyman, which was then rewritten by Akela Cooper (Malignant) and more recently Mark Heyman (Black Swan). King has said the work those writers put into the script resulted in a “terrific screenplay”. Despite the fact that it’s quite different from the source material.
The film stars Chris Messina (Sharp Objects), Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets), Marin Ireland (The Umbrella Academy), Vivien Lyra Blair (Bird Box), Madison Hu (Voyagers), and David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad).
The Boogeyman is being produced by Shawn Levy, Dan Levine, and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps Entertainment, the company behind Stranger Things. Beck, Woods, and Emily Morris serve as executive producers. Filmed in New Orleans, the movie will be released through Hulu in the U.S., on Star+ in Latin America, and on Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories. The Boogeyman is expected to be released sometime in 2023.
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