{"id":139723,"date":"2026-02-20T06:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/139723\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:29:30","slug":"scream-queen-emma-roberts-joins-longlegs-producers-new-horror-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/139723\/","title":{"rendered":"Scream Queen Emma Roberts Joins ‘Longlegs’ Producer’s New Horror Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Emma<\/a>FOX<\/p>\n

Emma Roberts (Scream 4,\u00a0American Horror Story, Scream Queens) continues to make her mark as one of today\u2019s most popular scream queens. She has landed the lead role in the upcoming horror film A Body in the Woods, currently in the works from Manifest Pictures. The film is set to start shooting in September with Manifest Pictures launching international sales at EFM.<\/p>\n

In the movie, Roberts plays Alice Lincoln, a \u201cwoman at the turn of the century living deep in the Marshall Woods, a place long-plagued by legends of a menacing witch. When Alice is left alone at her remote cabin to keep vigil over the body of an unidentified mine worker, unsettling disturbances in the dark lead Alice to fear the corpse may not be fully at rest. The appearance of a silent woman at the edge of the forest road traps Alice in a waking nightmare between the growing evil within and the nameless terror waiting beyond her door.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave Caplan of C2 Motion Picture Group is producing following his success as a producer of the successful genre films Longlegs<\/a> and The Monkey. Stephen Cognetti (Hell House) is writing and directing.<\/p>\n

\u201cStephen has consistently proven he can create terrifying, elevated immersive horror experiences,\u201d Caplan said in a statement. \u201cWith Emma in the lead, A Body in the Woods\u00a0is an undeniable package.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cognetti added, \u201cEmma brings an intelligence and emotional fearlessness that amplifies everything she touches. She understands horror on a cellular level\u2014how to balance vulnerability, strength, and terror. My goal with\u00a0A Body in the Woods\u00a0is to deliver a\u00a0high-concept\u00a0horror\u00a0film that tests the limits of fear\u2014not just for our lead character, but for the audience sitting in the dark with her. I want people to leave the theater unsettled, questioning what they saw, and feeling like they survived something.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: Sam Raimi Recalls \u201cHero\u201d Stephen King Kickstarting His Career<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re honored to be working with a producer that has the pedigree of Dave Caplan and a director with a consistent track record of terrifying audiences around the world,\u201d Manifest also stated.<\/p>\n

A Body in the Woods does not yet have a release date.<\/p>\n

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