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YORK (AP) — After just two and half weeks of release, the Sydney
Sweeney box-office hit “The Housemaid” is getting a sequel.
Lionsgate announced Tuesday that it will start production on
“The Housemaid's Secret” later this year. The film will be based
on the second of Freida McFadden's bestselling trilogy of books.
“The Housemaid” has been a hit at the holiday box office,
grossing more than $75 million and $133 million worldwide in 17
days of release. The psychological thriller directed by Paul
Feig cost a modest $35 million to make.
Lionsgate said “The Housemaid's Secret” is being developed with
the aim of Feig and Sweeney returning, including Sweeney as an
executive producer. “The Housemaid” screenwriter Rebecca
Sonnenshine is writing the sequel.
“It’s clear from both the global box office and from the
outpouring on social media that audiences have responded
strongly — and audibly — to the totally unique and truly
theatrical experience of The Housemaid and want to know what
happens next,” said Adam Fogelson, Lionsgate Motion Picture
Group chairman, in a statement.
“The Housemaid” has handed Sweeney a major box-office victory
after a disappointing result for her awards-hopeful boxing drama
“Christy” in November. That film grossed only $2 million
worldwide. In “The Housemaid,” Sweeney stars a live-in housemaid
hired by a wealthy couple played by Amanda Seyfried and Brandon
Sklenar.
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