New SEARCHING Sequel Snags Storm Reid as the Lead?
Mike Sprague
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The Invisible Man actress Storm Reid is in talks to play the lead in Sony’s Searching sequel. The editors of the original, Will Merrick and Nick Johnson, make their directorial debuts on the film. It begins production soon with new characters.
Merrick and Johnson will pen the script, based on a story by original filmmakers Aneesh Chaganty and Sev Ohanian.
Chaganty says: “With such restrictive visual parameters, a movie like Searching 2 requires a fresh visual style to separate it from the original. I’ve contributed what I can to this growing sub-genre. But if there’s anyone on the planet with the potential to take it even further, it’s Nick and Will. They were there from the beginning.”
Producer Natalie Qasabian adds: “On Searching, Will and Nick pioneered a new visual language. And pushed the boundaries of what editors could contribute to a film. We are lucky and beyond excited to be working with them in their new roles as writers and directors on the sequel.”
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Qasabian and Chaganty will also produce with Ohanian, Adam Sidman, and Timur Bekmambetov (Unfriended) who produced the original. Jo Henriquez will executive produce and Congyu E will serve as a co-producer.
The original film followed a father desperate to find his 16-year-old daughter. When the police investigation leads nowhere, he decides to search the one place that no one else has: Margot’s laptop. Hoping to trace her digital footprints, he contacts her friends, looks at photos, and videos for any possible clues to her whereabouts.
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