Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon, Simon Rex to Lead Horror Film Get Rid of It
Ry Russo-Young directs the road-trip horror film from a script by Gemma Holdway, with production set to begin at the start of 2027.
Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon and Simon Rex will star in the road-trip horror film Get Rid of It, directed by Ry Russo-Young from a script by Gemma Holdway, according to Variety. The project is set to shoot at the start of 2027.
Upgrade, CAA Media Finance and Range Select are handling sales and will launch the film at the American Film Market. David Lancaster is producing.
The story follows Harper (Ridley) and her sister Jessie (Bacon) on a cross-country road trip after Harper learns she is pregnant following a one-night stand with a drifter named Miller (Rex). The sisters end up fighting for survival when the thing growing inside Harper may not be human.
Cast and filmmakers
Ridley played Rey in the most recent Star Wars trilogy and appeared in We Bury the Dead and Young Woman and the Sea; she will also appear in Ti West's upcoming film Ebenezer opposite Johnny Depp. Bacon appeared in Smile and Mare of Easttown and stars in the series Scarpetta. Rex starred in Red Rocket and recently appeared in Easy's Waltz and Blink Twice.
Lancaster produced Whiplash, which earned him a best picture Oscar nomination, as well as Nightcrawler and Drive. Russo-Young directed Before I Fall and The Sun Is Also a Star and worked on the series Shrinking.
Quick answers
Who stars in Get Rid of It?
Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon and Simon Rex star in the film, directed by Ry Russo-Young.
When does Get Rid of It start filming?
Shooting is set to begin at the start of 2027.
What is Get Rid of It about?
It follows two sisters on a cross-country road trip who fight for survival when the thing growing inside one of them may not be human.