{"id":161679,"date":"2025-09-16T21:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/161679\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:02:07","slug":"the-housemaid-starring-sydney-sweeney-amanda-seyfried-brandon-sklenar-spent-46m-in-n-j-see-filming-locations-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/161679\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Housemaid,\u2019 starring Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, spent $46M in N.J. See filming locations, trailer."},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney Sweeney<\/a> is Millie Calloway, a new live-in housemaid for the Winchesters, a wealthy couple played by Amanda Seyfried<\/a> and Brandon Sklenar<\/a>, in \u201cThe Housemaid<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nina Winchester (Seyfried) gives Millie a tour of their luxe home, where the maid will be staying in a small room on the top floor.<\/p>\n

But there is something terribly wrong behind Nina\u2019s bright smile.<\/p>\n

Lionsgate just released a trailer for the movie, which is based on the bestselling 2022 book<\/a> of the same name by Freida McFadden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The twisty psychological thriller, a big hit on TikTok, is the first book in McFadden\u2019s \u201cHousemaid\u201d series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: \u2018The Housemaid\u2019 calling: N.J. movie starring Sydney Sweeney, Jersey\u2019s Brandon Sklenar, Amanda Seyfried settles in for winter<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Housemaid\u201d movie, directed by Paul Feig<\/a> (\u201dBridesmaids\u201d) and due out in theaters Dec. 19, spent almost two months filming in New Jersey<\/a> this past winter (see filming locations below).<\/p>\n

Rebecca Sonnenshine<\/a> (\u201dThe Boys\u201d) adapted the book for film.<\/p>\n

New Jersey\u2019s own Brandon Sklenar<\/a> plays Andrew Winchester, Nina\u2019s husband, in the holiday-time thriller opposite the Emmy-winning Seyfried.<\/p>\n

Sklenar is a Dover native and Hackettstown High alum who grew up in Sussex<\/a> and Warren counties<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He starred in another movie adaptation of a bestselling book \u2014 \u201cIt Ends With Us<\/a>,\u201d with Blake Lively<\/a> and Justin Baldoni<\/a> (before the lawsuits), as good guy Atlas Corrigan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s also known for playing Spencer Dutton<\/a> in the \u201cYellowstone\u201d prequel series \u201c1923<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Meet N.J. actor Brandon Sklenar, starring in \u2018It Ends With Us\u2019 with Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni<\/a><\/p>\n

Joining Seyfried, Sweeney and Sklenar in the movie is Italian actor Michele Morrone<\/a> (\u201cAnother Simple Favor,\u201d \u201c365 Days\u201d), who plays Enzo, the groundskeeper.<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Perkins<\/a> plays Andrew\u2019s mother, Evelyn Winchester.<\/p>\n

For Sweeney, \u201cThe Housemaid\u201d was a return to New Jersey.<\/p>\n

She previously filmed the Apple TV+ movie \u201cEcho Valley<\/a>\u201d on a horse farm in Hunterdon County with Julianne Moore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Housemaid<\/a>\u201d filmed in Jersey<\/a> from January through February.<\/p>\n

The production reported spending $46.3 million in the state and received a $19 million tax credit, the state Economic Development Authority tells NJ Advance Media.<\/p>\n

The movie filmed at Cinelease Stages<\/a> in Jersey City as well as locations throughout Bergen, Passaic, Essex and Morris counties.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: How \u2018Echo Valley\u2019 thriller starring Sydney Sweeney, Julianne Moore found a home in N.J.<\/a><\/p>\n

The movie filmed at Green Way Markets<\/a> on North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood and Rutt\u2019s Hut<\/a>, home of the ripper in Clifton.<\/p>\n

In Montclair, the production came to Lackawanna Station<\/a>, DanceWork Studios<\/a> on Grove Street and Rosedale Cemetery on Orange Road. In Newark, \u201cThe Housemaid\u201d filmed at Four Gateway Center.<\/p>\n

The movie also filmed in Morris County at The Peck School<\/a> in Morristown, The Madison Hotel<\/a> and Saint Elizabeth University<\/a>\u2018s Santa Maria Hall<\/a>, a frequent film location, seen in movies like \u201cThe History of Sound<\/a>\u201d (currently in theaters), \u201cDumb Money<\/a>\u201d and \u201cThe Trial of the Chicago 7<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lionsgate<\/a>, the studio distributing \u201cThe Housemaid,\u201d is set to open a TV and film studio<\/a> in Newark\u2019s South Ward<\/a> by 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Housemaid\u201d is in theaters Dec. 19.<\/p>\n

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