Stranger ThingsstarDacre Montgomeryis returning to the supernatural genre, withVicky Kriepsin tow. They will both star in the upcoming ghost storyWent Up the Hill.Deadlinereports that the two actors will star in the New Zealand-set film. Montgomery will play Jack, who travels to New Zealand to attend the funeral of his long-estranged mother, who abandoned him as a child. There, he meets her widow, Jill (Krieps), whom he hopes will provide him with the answers he seeks — only for his mother’s ghost to appear and inhabit both of them, placing them all in danger. The film will be directed bySamuel Van Grinsven, who said of the casting:
“It’s thrilling to have Vicky and Dacre embodying these uniquely challenging characters. As two bold artists I admire, it’s an honour to now be crafting this haunting story alongside them.”
Australian actor Montgomery is best known for his role as troubled teenager Billy Hargrove on the second and third seasons of Netflix’s supernatural hitStranger Things, a role he reprised in this year’sacclaimed Season 4 episode “Dear Billy”. He also starred as the Red Ranger in 2017’sPower Rangersreboot and appeared asSteve Binderin this year’s hit biopicElvis. He will next appear in the dramaSpider & Jessie, alongsideMcKenna Grace.
Krieps, a native of Luxembourg, had her breakout role inPhantom Thread, playing the put-upon muse toDaniel Day-Lewis' obsessive fashion designer. She subsequently appeared inThe Girl in the Spider’s Web,Old, and the TV adaptation ofDas Boot. She can be seen later this year asEmpress Elizabeth of AustriainCorsage, which she also executive-produced; she also won Best Actress in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard for her performance. She will also star inMartin Bourboulon’supcomingThree Musketeersfilms, and theViggo Mortensen-helmed WesternThe Dead Don’t Hurt. Director Van Grinsven made his feature debut with 2019’s LGBT mystery dramaSequin in a Blue Room.
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An Australia-New Zealand co-production,Went Up the Hillwas co-written by director Van Grinsven andJory Anast. It is being produced bySamantha JenningsandKristina Ceytonof Causeway Films, as well asVicky Popeof POP Film. Causeway is best known for its sleeper horror hitThe Babadookand the intense historical thrillerThe Nightingale. International sales and distribution will be handled by Bankside Films.
Went Up the Hillis currently in pre-production; stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
