From Blumhouse Television, the documentary series “Worst Roommate Ever” highlights harrowing tales of seemingly harmless roommates turning into real-life nightmares for their unsuspecting victims, and that series (which airs on Netflix) was based on a New York Magazine article by William Brennan. Blumhouse is now turning that same article into a movie.
Variety reports this week that Paul Feig (Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, A Simple Favor, Last Christmas) will direct the upcoming feature film thriller for Blumhouse.
The website details, “Feig’s film will follow a newly single woman who finds a ‘seemingly perfect gentleman’ to sublet a spare room in her home. However, she quickly discovers that his lies extend beyond providing a fake name and falsified application.
“She has unwittingly invited a serial squatter into her home and he’s not going to leave without a fight.”
Stephen Susco (Unfriended: Dark Web) wrote the screenplay.
Feig will produce with his producing partner Laura Fischer, alongside Jason Blum.
“Jason and I have been trying to find the perfect project to collaborate on for years and this story is tailor-made to deliver the scares, thrills, emotion and comedy of dread that both he and I like to entertain audiences with,” Feig said in a statement. “In other words, I couldn’t be happier to have Jason as the best roommate ever for this film.”
“Worst Roommate Ever resonates so much because as the internet has connected so many of us, it also makes it easier than ever to lie about who you are. But then the story is jaw-dropping and keeps you on the edge of your seat,” Blum said in a statement. “Paul is the perfect director for this because his work always manages to strike a balance between the dark and the light, and I’m very excited to see everything he will bring to this story.”
You can stream two seasons of “Worst Roommate Ever” on Netflix now.
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