Pete Davidson is making headlines but once more—- however not for his BDE or Kardashian romance.
Now, the “Saturday Evening Reside” star is slated to behave in a brand new horror-thriller film, “The House.”
The movie, directed by James DeMonaco of “The Purge,” shall be produced by Miramax’s Invoice Block and Sébastien Okay. Lemercier. (DeMonaco and Adam Canto are the flick’s screenwriters.) Like Davidson, the filmmaker proudly hails from Staten Island.
“We’re excited to be backing DeMonaco’s sensible imaginative and prescient,” Block told Deadline. “James’ ‘The Purge’ horror franchise has grossed over $450 million on the worldwide field workplace. Together with his masterful storytelling talents and Pete’s versatility as an actor, this movie will put audiences in all places on the sting of their seats.”
The flick will observe Max, performed by Davidson, who works at a retirement dwelling crammed with residents and caretakers who’re hiding various skeletons of their closets. Max, described as “troubled,” snoops by means of the forbidden fourth flooring of the power, uncovering secrets and techniques of his personal previous, together with his childhood in foster care.
Manufacturing on “The House” is meant to start this month, in keeping with Deadline, and would be the latest horror movie for Miramax, becoming a member of the corporate’s slew of spine-tingling films together with “Scream” and “Dracula.”
However this isn’t Davidson’s first stint at performing.
Along with his sketches on “SNL” — the place he’s amongst the youngest solid members at 28 years outdated — he started starring in movies two years in the past, starting with Judd Apatow’s “The King of Staten Island” and, later, Hulu’s “Huge Time Adolescence.”
The Staten Island native additionally made headlines in 2021 for being romantically linked to Kim Kardashian (which shocked followers, however not Martha Stewart, who thinks he’s “cute”).
In the meantime, rumors circulated this month that he could be the 2022 Oscars host.
