The Babysitter (2017 film)
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| Directed by | McG |
| Written by | Brian Duffield |
| Starring | Judah Lewis Samara Weaving Bella Thorne Robbie Amell Andrew Bachelor Emily Alyn Lind Hana Mae Lee |
| Cinematography | Shane Hurlbut |
| Edited by | Peter Gvozdas |
| Music by | Douglas Pipes Photek |
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| Distributed by | Netflix[1] |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Babysitter is an upcoming American horror-comedy film directed by McG and written by Brian Duffield. The film stars Judah Lewis, Samara Weaving, Robbie Amell and Bella Thorne. It will be released by Netflix on October 13, 2017.
Plot
Cole spies on his hot babysitter Bee.
Cast
- Judah Lewis as Cole, a naive young teenager.[2]
- Samara Weaving as Bee, Cole's attractive babysitter who plans to kill him[3]
- Bella Thorne as Sonya, Bee's friend and part of her cult. [4]
- Robbie Amell as Max, Bee's friend and part of her cult.[5]
- Andrew Bachelor as John the Baptist, Bee's friend and part of her cult.[6]
- Emily Alyn Lind as Melanie, Cole's friend who encourages him to spy on Bee.[7]
- Hana Mae Lee as Allison, Bee's friend and part of her cult.[8]
- Doug Haley as Samuel
Production
On November 24, 2014, it was announced that Brian Duffield's horror comedy script The Babysitter had been bought by McG's Wonderland Sound and Vision, with McG and Mary Viola set to produce the film.[9] In December 2014, the script appeared on the 2014 Black List of the best unproduced scripts in Hollywood.[10]
On September 10, 2015, McG was attached to direct the film for New Line Cinema, while Wonderland would co-finance the film along with the Boies/Schiller Film Group.[6][11] Principal photography on the film began on October 27, 2015, in Los Angeles.[6][12]
Netflix acquired The Babysitter in December 2016, and will release the film on October 13, 2017.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kroll, Justin (December 12, 2016). "McG's 'The Babysitter' Moves to Netflix From New Line". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ Kit, Borys; Ford, Rebecca (October 8, 2015). "'Demolition' Breakout to Star in New Line's 'The Babysitter' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 8, 2015). "Samara Weaving Lands Lead in McG's 'Babysitter' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 22, 2015). "Bella Thorne Joins Horror-Comedy 'The Babysitter' (EXCLUSIVE)". variety.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (October 19, 2015). "'The Flash's' Robbie Amell Joins New Line's 'The Babysitter' (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ a b c McNary, Dave (October 22, 2015). "Andrew Bachelor Joins Horror-Comedy 'The Babysitter'". variety.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (October 29, 2015). "Emily Alyn Lind Joins Cast of McG's 'The Babysitter'". variety.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ A. Lincoln, Ross (October 22, 2015). "Hana Mae Lee Joins 'The Babysitter'; Nicholas Gonzalez Is 'Praying For Rain'". deadline.com. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (November 24, 2014). "Wonderland Buys Insurgent Scribe Brian Duffield's 'The Babysitter' Spec In Auction". deadline.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (December 15, 2015). "The Black List Announces 2014 Screenplays". variety.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ Kit, Borys (September 10, 2015). "McG to Direct Horror Comedy 'The Babysitter'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ "On the Set for 10/30/15: Keanu Reeves Starts on John Wick Sequel, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron Wrap Up Neighbors 2". ssninsider.com. October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.