Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are teaming up to adapt a maid Director Paul Feig.
Lionsgate, which is behind the project, has struck a deal with Sweeney and is in final negotiations with Seyfried. Feige will direct from Rebecca Sonnenshine’s script, adapted from the best-selling novel by author Freida McFadden.
maid The story centers on Millie (Sweeney), who finds work as a maid for wealthy couple Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew, before learning the couple is hiding a dangerous secret.
Producers include Todd Lieberman for Hidden Pictures and Feig and Laura Fisher for Feigco.
“I’m happy to have maid Join our upcoming slate,” Lionsgate Chairman Adam Ferguson said in a statement. “A great filmmaker, a great cast and a great script in a great book is a great place to start. My previous experiences working with Paul and Amanda were fantastic and Sydney is so talented and engaging. Attention.
Erin Westerman, co-president of Lionsgate Film Group, added: “maid The book has become a recognized phenomenon, spending more than a year on the New York Times bestseller list, selling millions of copies, and earning a spot on numerous critics’ choice lists. Part of the fun of the book is imagining the cast as we read, and Sidney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried are perfect for Milly and Nina – they’re both mysterious, nuanced, and really good at Create characters who don’t reveal everything correctly. We’re excited to be working with them, and Paul Feig, who we’ve worked with a simple favor and its upcoming sequel, and has a proven track record of developing stories with dynamic female protagonists.
There will be more to come.
