Oscar winner Rachel Shenton is co-starring in THE STRANGERS Remake

A couple of months ago it was announced that Lionsgate would be restarting the horror franchise Foreigners with a new trilogy of films. The first of these films has already finished production and it has just been announced that it will feature the Oscar winner Rachel Shenton. It won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film for The silent child, in which he wrote and acted.

It’s pretty cool to see his career take a big step forward in his career with a film project like this. It unites Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale, Jane), who “drives across the country with her longtime boyfriend (Froy GutierrezCruel Summer, Hocus Pocus 2, Teen Wolf) to start a new life in the Pacific Northwest. “

In the film, “their car breaks down in Venus, Oregon, they are forced to spend the night in a secluded Airbnb, where they are terrified from dusk to dawn by three masked strangers.” Shenton plays Debbie, the sister of Petsch’s character.

Renny Harlin (Cliffhanger Deep blue sea Die Hard 2, The long goodnight kiss) directed the film from a screenplay written by Alan R. Cohen And Alan Freedland (The Freak brothers Deadline).

When previously we talked about the producer of the film Courtney Solomon said in a statement: “When we leave for the remake Foreigners, we felt there was a bigger story to tell that could be as powerful, chilling and terrifying as the original and could really expand that world. Shooting this story as a trilogy allows us to create a hyperreal and terrifying character study. We are fortunate to join forces with Madelaine Petsch, an extraordinary talent whose character is the driving force behind this story ”.

Producer Marco Canton added: “When you have two horror fans like Courtney Solomon and Renny Harlin coming together, you have everything you need to create incredibly smart, lean and compelling entertainment. Fans of the original film will be amazed; new audiences will discover the intensely unnerving world of Foreigners. “

Eda KowanLionsgate’s EVP Acquisitions & Co-Productions shared: “Foreigners it draws on fears so primal that it will always be relevant, but what really sets this project apart is the way the filmmakers have expanded the story and given these characters a new life. “

Renny Harlin said: “My mom instilled in me a love of movies through the world of Hitchcock and other masters of suspense and horror. My breakthrough in Hollywood happened with the success of A nightmare on Elm Street 4. It’s only fitting that I can return to my favorite genre with the incredibly well written trilogy of Foreigners. The characters and plot are all grounded in reality and offer me an endless tapestry of disturbing images in bringing these films to life. “

I thought the first movie in this franchise was great! It is definitely one of those horror movies to watch. I hope this new film trilogy turns out to be a good one!