Vince Vaughn in talks to join thriller by ‘Happy Death Day’ director

Vince Vaughn is turning to the thriller genre following his work in hit comedies like “The Break-Up” and “Wedding Crashers”.

American outlets report that the actor might be in talks to be one of the leads in the next film by director Christopher Landon (“Happy Death Day” and “Happy Death Day 2U”).

Actor Vince Vaughn attends a photocall for the film “Dragged Across Concrete” a the 75th Venice Film Festival. Image: AFP/Alberto Pizzoli

The as-yet-untitled feature film will tell the story of a teenage girl who trades bodies with a serial killer (Vaughn). She soon discovers that she only has 24 hours to find her own body before the switch becomes permanent.

While the cast is still being assembled, actress Kathryn Newton, who has previously worked with Landon on 2012’s “Paranormal Activity 4” has been tipped to play the teenager. The American actress was also one of the leads in Netflix’s 2019 “The Society”.

Landon, son of Michael Landon (“Little House on the Prairie”), co-wrote the script with Michael Kennedy. Blumhouse will produce the feature while no production start date has been set yet.

The project joins an ever-lengthening list of thrillers for Vaughn, who played opposite Mel Gibson in S. Craig Zahler’s 2019 film “Dragged Across Concrete”. He will next be seen with Kristen Stewart in the biographical feature “Seberg”, which premieres at the Venice Film Festival, and will also screen at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. RGA/JB

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