Dakota Fanning will Lead New Paramount Horror Thriller ‘Vicious’
Fanning is set to play a young woman terrorized by a mysterious gift left in the night in the new movie from ‘The Strangers’ writer/director Bryan Bertino.
Emma (Dakota Fanning) reports to Frank what is happening in Italy in Columbia Pictures 'The Equalizer 3.' Photo: Stefano Montesi.
Preview:
- Dakota Fanning will star in new horror movie ‘Vicious’.
- ‘The Strangers’ Bryan Bertino is writing and directing.
- The movie is scheduled for release in August next year.
The Watchers’ headed to screens in June, and now, via Variety, the actor will lead the cast of new chiller ‘Vicious’.
What’s the story of ‘Vicious’?
Fanning will star as a young woman who is left a strange present by a late-night visitor, and quickly realizes she is fighting for her life after slipping down a disturbing rabbit hole contained inside the gift.
Which all makes it sound like a valuable lesson in not accepting gifts from strangers, something every parent drills into their child and, if we’re honest, has been a truth since the days of the Trojan Horse.
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Who is making ‘Vicious’?
2008's 'The Strangers.' Photo: Universal Pictures.
The new movie comes from The Strangers’ in 2008, which featured other people terrorized in their house by unexpected visitors.
Since then, he has gone on to make 2014’s ‘The Strangers: Prey at Night’ in 2018.
He has had other projects in development, but it appears ‘Vicious’ is jumping to the head of the queue.
‘Vicious’ comes from Paramount Pictures, which has seen success with horror of late, including 2022’s ‘Paramount+.
What else has Dakota Fanning worked on?
Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in 'Ripley.' Photo: Philippe Antonello/Netflix © 2023.
In addition to ‘The Watchers’, Fanning will be seen in the Liev Schreiber, and will also be on the streaming service, but has yet to announce a date.
And on top of that, she’s busy as a producer through her Llewellyn Pictures company. Projects include a four-part documentary series called ‘Mastermind’ for Elle.
When will ‘Vicious’ be in theaters?
Paramount has scheduled ‘Vicious’ for an August 8th, 2025 release.
(L to R) Dakota Fanning and Denzel Washington on the set of 'The Equalizer 3.' Photo: Stefano Cristiiano Montesi.
Other Dakota Fanning Movies:
- 'I Am Sam' (2001)
- 'Sweet Home Alabama' (2002)
- 'Uptown Girls' (2003)
- 'The Cat in the Hat' (2003)
- 'Man on Fire' (2004)
- 'Hide and Seek' (2005)
- 'War of the Worlds' (2005)
- 'Charlotte's Web' (2006)
- 'The Secret Life of Bees' (2008)
- 'Coraline' (2009)
- 'Push' (2009)
- 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' (2009)
- 'The Runaways' (2010)
- 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' (2010)
- 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' (2012)
- 'The Benefactor' (2015)
- 'American Pastoral' (2016)
- 'Ocean's Eight' (2018)
- 'Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood' (2019)
- 'The Equalizer 3' (2023)
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