{"id":806594,"date":"2026-07-17T18:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806594\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:14:11","slug":"sydney-sweeneys-sleepy-hollow-movie-hollow-lands-at-sony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806594\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’ Movie ‘Hollow’ Lands At Sony"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tEXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures<\/a> is ready to lose its head over the hot package Hollow<\/a>, as the studio has landed the new retelling of the Sleepy Hollow tale starring Sydney Sweeney<\/a>. Based on Lindsey Anderson Beer<\/a>\u2018s debut novel, the project will be directed, produced and adapted by Beer, with LuckyChap<\/a> and Sweeney\u2019s Honey Trap banner also producing.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeadline first broke news<\/a> about the package last month and also that the novel would be published by Putnam, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in fall 2027. Sources say Sony came in fast and hard to take it off the table for the star in a competitive situation.<\/p>\n

\n\tHollow\u00a0is Honey Trap\u2019s first film it will produce. The newly launched company with Kaylee McGregor serving as President of Production and Development recently inked a first-look deal with Sony Pictures<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBeer\u2019s novel is a reimagining of\u00a0The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, told through the perspective of Katrina Van Tassel. Reframing one of literature\u2019s most iconic heroines, the novel positions Van Tassel not as a romantic prize but as the central figure in a dangerous mystery and seductive supernatural love triangle. The story blends gothic atmosphere, psychological intrigue and erotic thriller elements into a contemporary, high-concept reinvention.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlexandra Banks and Spencer Walken will executive produce for Beer\u2019s Lab Brew banner.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe material aligns closely with all parties\u2019 mandates and visions, leading to Sweeney, Honey Trap and LuckyChap all committing in record time.<\/p>\n

\n\tSony has gotten right into casting the romantic triangle of the iconic characters Brom Bones and Ichabod Crane, now one of the hottest open castings in town.<\/p>\n

\n\tOn the publishing side, following the massive preempt by Putnam, translation rights to the book have sold around the world, with record offers from some territories. It\u2019s a rare feat for a novel at launch, especially a debut.<\/p>\n

\n\tSweeney has had a long-standing relationship with Sony Pictures, having executive produced and starred opposite Glen Powell in the hit\u00a0Anyone But You, which grossed over $210 million worldwide at the box office. She\u00a0was last seen opposite Amanda Seyfried in Lionsgate\u2019s adaptation of the bestselling novel\u00a0The Housemaid, with the film grossing nearly $400 million worldwide and scoring a greenlight for a sequel<\/a>. She also recently led the film\u00a0Christy\u00a0in the title role of Christy Martin. it was directed by David Mich\u00f4d for Black Bear Pictures, with Sweeney also producing.<\/p>\n

\n\tBeer wrote and directed 2023\u2019s\u00a0Pet Sematary: Bloodlines\u00a0and wrote and executive produced\u00a0Sierra Burgess Is a Loser.\u00a0Pet Sematary: Bloodlines\u00a0debuted No. 1 and broke a Paramount+ record for most-watched film after premiering at Fantastic Fest.\u00a0Sierra Burgess Is a Loser\u00a0debuted No. 1 globally on Netflix in 2018, and its original song \u201cSunflower,\u201d also penned by Beer, made the Billboard charts.<\/p>\n

\n\tBeer is a go-to writer, director, and producer known for building worlds and character- and author-driven takes on big-hook ideas.<\/p>\n

\n\tSweeney is repped by Brillstein and Hansen Jacobson. Beer is repped by Brillstein, WME, and Gang Tyre Ramer. LuckyChap is repped by CAA, Entertainment 360 and attorney Jeff Bernstein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is ready to lose its head over the hot package Hollow, as the studio has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":806595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,380360,380361,380362,344,6998,30000],"class_list":["post-806594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-hollow","tag-lindsey-anderson-beer","tag-luckychap","tag-movies","tag-sony-pictures","tag-sydney-sweeney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=806594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/806594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/806595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=806594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=806594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=806594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}