Sydney Sweeney continues her rise in Hollywood with a book-to-film adaptation. The registrationbased on Madison Lawson’s book of the same name, is currently being developed through Sony with the Euphoria actress attached to star and produce. The book will be published on September 27, 2022.
Deadline confirmed in August 2022 that Sony had won the rights to the film after a “competitive auction”. Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski have been assured to turn the book into a script. The two wrote earlier The Nighthouse, a psychological horror film starring Rebecca Hall. The book is categorized as a psychological thriller and dystopian sci-fi on Amazon, so the two are definitely operating in their wheelhouse. Sweeney will co-produce with Brad Fuller through her production house Fifty-Fifty Films. Fuller has previously worked on The quiet place, The robbery franchise, and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
This isn’t the only project Sweeney is working on with Sony. She was recently cast in the company Madame Web, starring Dakota Johnson. Despite some production delays, the film is still moving forward as planned and will be released in late 2023.
Let’s discuss everything we know about The registration so far.
The registration: the plot
While little is known about the film’s plot, we can look at the book’s synopsis for an idea of what to expect. With the book not out yet, we can’t use a full plot description to figure out what’s going to happen next, but the synopsis gives us plenty to think about.
Imagine if it’s legal to commit one murder in your life – if you register the victim and complete the murder within 14 days. So when Lynell Mize queues up to register the man who abused her as a child, she is shocked to learn that a stranger is registering her to be murdered. Why would someone who doesn’t know her squander his only legal murder of her? Desperate to survive the next two weeks, she must figure out who wants to kill her – and why. Easier said than done, as Lynell soon discovers that several strangers have used their Registration on her. Along the way, she is reunited with her estranged husband who is determined to dig up a past that Lynell would rather keep buried. With only days left to live, Lynell is determined to discover the truth and survive a fate she didn’t choose.
This makes it sound like a more organized and limited version of the annual purge of The robbery franchise. But who would get multiple people to seemingly waste their single legal murder on a stranger? Who is leading the mass hunt against her? Will Lynell find out who’s behind the focused action at the end of the movie?
The synopsis mentions finding her estranged husband on her journey. Does he know who is trying to kill her? Does her past have anything to do with it, or could it set her free? We won’t have any more information until the book’s release, but it’s likely to be a wild ride from start to finish.
The registration: the cast
Sydney Sweeney has been announced to star as Lynell Mize. Additional cast members have not been confirmed at this time, but it’s likely other big names will soon be cast and announced to play her estranged husband and abusive stepfather.
Publication date
At the moment the film is still in pre-production, so the first audience should expect the film to be next fall or winter, although a 2024 release is more practical. Of Madame Web scheduled for release on October 6, 2023, it’s likely that if The registration would appear on screens in 2023, it would be after that.
Early bird reviews
Early reviews of the book by critics show mixed reviews and provide more plot details. “Battles over abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty sparked a civil war that ravaged the country until the Registry took the anger out,” Portia Kapraun writes for the newspaper. library journal. This provides insight into why the Registration was entered, what the similarities between: The robbery franchise (and further prove that Fuller is a good choice to produce the film). Kapraun goes on to praise the subject, but notes that the pace can be inconsistent.
Publishers Weekly disagrees, noting that “Lynell’s ability to talk himself out of danger is a little too easy” and noting that the book comes to a “stunning” ending. The writer also notes that the book and content do not meet “Hitchcock standards.”
With two different reviews, it will be interesting to see what the masses say when the book is released and how their reactions in these early stages of development can be incorporated into the film.
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