Yahoo Lifestyle “The Housemaid”: Everything We Know About the Star-Studded Movie Adaption of Freida McFadden’s Best-Selling Novel
From the cast to the release date, here’s what we know so far about 'The Housemaid'
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Amanda Seyfried; 'The Housemaid' written by Freida McFadden; Sydney SweeneyAmanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney are the latest A-listers to bring a best-selling novel to life.
The two are set to star in the film adaptation of Freida McFadden’s 2022 psychological thriller The Housemaid, which is expected to hit theaters later this year. Paul Feig will direct the film, and Sweeney and Seyfried will also serve as executive producers alongside their starring roles, per Deadline.
McFadden, a physician specializing in brain injury, will also have an executive producer credit — and couldn't be more ecstatic to see her best-selling book on the big screen.
“I can’t even express how excited I am to announce that #TheHousemaidMovie is coming soon!!!” the author captioned an Instagram photo of the book in October 2024. “@Lionsgate has come up with the absolute perfect cast and director, and I am just so grateful! I mean, Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Paul Feig… mind blown!!!! 🤯. I’m so honored and thankful to all my readers who helped make this dream come true!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
Here’s everything to know about The Housemaid movie and how closely it will follow McFadden’s popular novel.
What is The Housemaid about?
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'The Housemaid' by Freida McFadden.According to the official logline, The Housemaid follows a struggling young woman named Millie (Sweeney) who eagerly accepts a job as a housemaid for a wealthy couple. But she quickly learns that Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew (Brandon Sklenar) are keeping secrets that are “far more dangerous than her own.”
This seems to follow the plot of the original book, which spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list and won the 2023 International Thriller Writers award for best paperback original novel.
Who is in the cast?
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Brandon Sklenar at the "It Ends With Us" Premiere on August 06, 2024 in New York City ; Sydney Sweeney attends the "Anyone But You" Premiere on December 11, 2023 in New York City ; Michele Morrone during the 19th Rome Film Festival on October 26, 2024 in Rome, Italy.Sweeney and Seyfried will take on the starring roles of Millie and Nina, respectively. President of production for the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Erin Westerman described the actresses as “perfect” for the opposing parts.
"They’re both mysterious, nuanced and incredibly skilled at becoming characters who don’t reveal everything right away," she said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
The cast also includes Sklenar, best known for It Ends with Us and 1923, as Nina’s husband, Andrew. Michele Morrone of 365 Days will play Enzo, the family’s sexy groundskeeper with a mysterious past. In December 2024, he told PEOPLE that the role “couldn’t be any closer” to his own journey because he worked as a landscaper in Italy before becoming an actor.
Indiana Elle will also seemingly appear in the film, though her role has yet to be confirmed. On Jan. 22, the actress shared photos of her sitting courtside with Sweeney at a Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks game at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“Cat’s out of the bag!” Elle captioned a carousel of images featuring her and the Anyone But You actress. “EPIC night out with my amazing costar in @housemaidmovie @sydney_sweeney and @brooklynnets and @nyknicks at @barclayscenter . Still buzzing!”
Who is directing The Housemaid?
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Paul Feig attends San Diego Comic-Con 2024 at The IMDb Yacht on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California.Paul Feig is slated to direct The Housemaid. He’s known for directing movies like Bridesmaids, The Heat and A Simple Favor, as well as creating the cult classic series Freaks and Geeks. In October 2024, the director shared an Instagram video that showed him wiping his fingerprints off The Housemaid book while drinking a martini.
"It’s happening,” Feig captioned the post. “So excited to bring this great book by @fmcfaddenauthor to life on the big screen with @sydney_sweeney and @mingey and my pals at @lionsgate and @hiddenpicturesmedia. Millie is on her way.”
Where is The Housemaid filmed?
According to NorthJersey.com, The Housemaid had started filming in Ridgewood, N.J., at a local supermarket and at Rutt’s Hut. The latter, a popular hot dog restaurant, was also used as a setting for the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.
Other filming locations for The Housemaid include Montclair and Cresskill, two small boroughs in New Jersey.
When will The Housemaid be released?
The Housemaid will be released in theaters on Dec. 25, 2025.
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