The third ''The Strangers'' film is an upcoming American

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directed by

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, and written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. It is the third film in ''The Strangers'' film series. The film stars stars

Madelaine Petsch Madelaine Grobbelaar Petsch (born August 18, 1994) is an American actress and YouTuber. She is known for portraying Cheryl Blossom on The CW television series '' Riverdale'' and Marissa in ''F the Prom''. Early life Petsch was born on August 1 ...

Froy Gutierrez Froylan Gutierrez III (born April 27, 1998) is an American actor and singer, known for playing Nolan Holloway in ''Teen Wolf'' and Jamie Henson in '' Cruel Summer''. Early life Gutierrez was born and raised in Highland Park, Texas and attended B ...

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. Intended to be the first installment of a new trilogy of films, the plot centers around a couple who come into contact with the three

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masked strangers from the previous two installments. Marketed as a

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, the film will "expand" the "world of ''The Strangers''".

Synopsis

A young woman (Petsch), drives across the country with her longtime boyfriend (Gutierrez), as the pair begin a new life together in the

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. Along the way, their car breaks down and they are forced to spend the night in an isolated

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home. Through the night they are terrorized by three murderous masked strangers.

Cast

as Maya *

as Ryan *

as Debbie *

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* Ema Horvath * Florian Clare as Chris Sampson * Rebecka Johnston as Lucy * Miles Yekinni as Marcus * Ben Cartwright as Rudy * Janis Ahern as Carol * Ryan Bown * Brooke Lena Johnson * Ella Bruccoleri * Stevee Davies * Brian Law

Production

Development

In August 2022, producer

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announced plans for three sequels to consecutively enter production beginning in September of the same year.

was revealed as director for at least one of the sequels, though he was in negotiations to perhaps serve in that capacity on each of the films. Later that month Harlin was officially announced as director on the three upcoming films; the first of the new trilogy, from a script written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland.

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Mark Canton Mark Canton (born June 19, 1949) is an American film producer and executive. Life and early career Canton was born to a Jewish family in Queens, New York, the son of Shirley and Arthur Canton, who worked in the film industry on marketing and publ ...

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, Gary Raskin, Charlie Dombeck, and Alastair Birlingham served as producers on the three films. The new trilogy is intended to be a relaunch of the series with producer Canton stating that the trilogy is intended to introduce new audiences to "world of ''The Strangers''". Solomon stated that when they began the project the intent was to tell a bigger story than before, respecting what fans of the series expect, but also to "expand that world". The producer describes the three films as a " character study", compared to the previous two films. The trilogy will be produced by

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and Frame Film, and will be distributed by

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Casting

In September 2022,

and

were cast. In October 2022, Ema Horvath was announced to be a part of the cast. The following month,

joined the cast.

Filming

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commenced in September 2022 in

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and wrapped in November 2022.

Future

Two additional films were announced, with Petsch and Gutierrez reprising their respective roles.

References

External links

* {{Renny Harlin The Strangers (film series) 2020s slasher films American horror thriller films American serial killer films American slasher films Films directed by Renny Harlin Films set in Oregon Films shot in Slovakia Vertigo Entertainment films Upcoming English-language films Reboot films