Daisy Ridley Stars in Road-Trip Horror 'Get Rid of It' — SkimNews
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- Get Rid of It is scheduled to shoot at the start of 2027, with Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon and Simon Rex starring.
- Ry Russo-Young is directing the feature from a screenplay by Gemma Holdway.
- Upgrade, CAA Media Finance and Range Select are launching the project at the American Film Market, with the three companies handling sales.
- Harper (Daisy Ridley) and her sister Jessie (Sosie Bacon) take a cross-country trip after Harper’s one-night stand with drifter Miller (Simon Rex) leaves her pregnant; the sisters then fight for survival because what is growing inside her may not be human.
- David Lancaster is producing the film, joining Whiplash, for which he received a Best Picture Oscar nomination, with Nightcrawler and Drive among his credits.
- Ry Russo-Young described the project as “propulsive and playful,” while emphasizing its point of view and the “heart beneath the horror.”
Why it matters: Upgrade, CAA Media Finance and Range Select will take a fully assembled package—cast, director, writer, producer and a January 2027 shooting start—to the American Film Market. For sales buyers, that means the launch presents an actionable project rather than an early-stage concept, while Harper’s possibly nonhuman pregnancy gives the road-trip horror a specific hook.
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