Gaga Corporation has secured Japan rights to Max and Sam Eggers' upcoming psychological horror The Front Room from A24.It marks the feature directorial debut of the Eggers Brothers, whose sibling Robert Eggers has worked with A24 on The Witch and The Lighthouse. Max, who co-wrote The Lighthouse, and Sam, who co-wrote Olympia, adapted the screenplay from Susan Hill's short story of the same name and the feature is in post-production.
The pre-buy builds on previous deals between Gaga and A24 that have included Everything Everywhere All At Once, nominated in 11 categories for this year's Academy Awards, and Minari, for which Yuh-Jung Youn won the best supporting actress Oscar in 2021.
"We trust A24 for its originality - especially for horror films. In Japan, A24 titles such as Midsommar did really well," says Chizu Ogiya, general manager of acquisitions at Gaga. "Also, one of the main cast is Kathryn Hunter. We were impressed by her performance in her previous film [The Tragedy Of Macbeth] and it made us believe in The Front Room."
The film, which also stars Brandy Norwood and Andrew Burnap, follows a young, newly pregnant couple who are forced to take in an ailing stepmother who has long been estranged from the family.
Gaga picked up the title at last year's American Film Market (AFM) after reading the script.
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