I Pretended to be a Missing Girl: Sydney Sweeney to star in thriller based on Reddit story
You never know when something you post on Reddit will be transformed into a Hollywood movie. THR reports that Sydney Sweeney is set to star in a new thriller based on Joe Cote’s Reddit short story titled “I pretended to be a missing girl so I could rob her family.”
No director is attached to the project yet, but Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) is writing the script. In addition to starring, Sweeny will produce the film through her Fifty-Fifty Films banner. The story centers on “a young woman who shows up at a family’s doorsteps ten years after their 18-year-old daughter went missing. Her plan is to convince the family she is their missing child, and stay just for one night — long enough to steal some valuables and get away.”
Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the project in a “competitive situation,” and now that Sweeney is involved,...
No director is attached to the project yet, but Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) is writing the script. In addition to starring, Sweeny will produce the film through her Fifty-Fifty Films banner. The story centers on “a young woman who shows up at a family’s doorsteps ten years after their 18-year-old daughter went missing. Her plan is to convince the family she is their missing child, and stay just for one night — long enough to steal some valuables and get away.”
Warner Bros. acquired the rights to the project in a “competitive situation,” and now that Sweeney is involved,...
- 3/20/2025
- by Kevin Fraser
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