The Front Room Explained

Music:Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography:Ava Berkofsky
Production Companies:
  • Two & Two Pictures
  • 2AM
Country:United States
Language:English

The Front Room is an upcoming American psychological horror thriller film written and directed by the Eggers Brothers in their feature film debut. The film is based on the 2016 short story of the same name by Susan Hill, and stars Brandy, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap, and Neal Huff.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 6, 2024, by A24.

Premise

A young, newly pregnant couple are forced to take responsibility for an estranged stepmother.

Cast

Production

On August 25, 2022, it was reported Max and Sam Eggers, brothers of Robert Eggers, would write and direct The Front Room, a psychological horror film starring Brandy, Kathryn Hunter and Andrew Burnap.[1] [2] The film is based on the short story of the same name by Susan Hill, published in her 2016 collection The Travelling Bag and Other Ghostly Stories.[3] Filming took place in August and September 2022 in New Jersey, including at a house in Boonton, an office building in Parsippany–Troy Hills, and Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park.[4] In mid-February 2023, Screen Daily reported that the film was in post-production.[5]

Release

The Front Room is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 6, 2024.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A24 To Produce & Distribute Eggers Brothers' Directorial Debut 'The Front Room' Starring Brandy Norwood, Kathryn Hunter And Andrew Burnap . Deadline Hollywood. Matt . Grobar. August 25, 2022. March 14, 2023.
  2. Web site: The Eggers Brothers Set Directorial Debut 'The Front Room' at A24  . The Hollywood Reporter. Etan . Vlessing . August 25, 2022. March 14, 2023.
  3. Web site: The Front Room: Everything We Know About The Eggers Brothers' A24 Movie. Schaefer. Sandy. /Film. August 26, 2022. January 25, 2024.
  4. Web site: 2022 Annual Report. New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission. 13, 35. August 9, 2024.
  5. Web site: Japan's Gaga acquires the Eggers Brothers' 'The Front Room' from A24 (exclusive). Screen Daily. Jean. Noh. February 17, 2023. March 14, 2023.
  6. Web site: A24 Dates Fall & Holiday Slate With 'The Front Room', 'A Different Man', 'We Live In Time', 'Heretic' & 'Baby Girl'. Deadline Hollywood. Anthony. D'Alessandro. May 30, 2024. May 30, 2024.