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Addison Raeis planning to tackle the horror movie genre, PEOPLE can confirm.
The TikTok star, 22 — who nabbed her first acting role in Netflix’s remake ofShe’s All That, titledHe’s All That, in 2021 — will star in aslasher movie for her sophomore film, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
Rae will star in Eli Roth’s horror movieThanksgiving, which is based on a faux trailer he made for Robert Rodriguez andQuentin Tarantino’s double featureGrindhousein 2007. Those films centered around a group of survivors fighting zombie-like creatures and an action thriller about a stuntman targeting victims with his killing machine car.
While details of her character are still unknown, sources toldTHRthat the film will be centered around a murderer who comes to a small town in Massachusetts with the intent of “carving out” residents in the town to create a “Thanksgiving board.”
Rae will star alongsidePatrick Dempsey, who is playing an unknown role in the movie. According toTHR, the film is seeking to cast up-and-coming actors for several other roles.
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Boosting off a successful TikTok career (with more than88 million followerson the platform), Rae previously made her film debut with Netflix’sHe’s All That. The immediate success of the film prompted thestreaming giant to partner with Raeless than two weeks after the film was released to develop new films for her to produce and star in.
“Getting the opportunity to work with Netflix was such a pinch-me moment, and now to be able to continue the relationship is beyond my wildest dreams,” Rae said in a press release following the announcement. “I’m thrilled to be able to collaborate with this incredible team and am excited to develop projects while continuing to strengthen my skills as an actress.”
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“Iwas taking [acting] classesprobably seven days a week before the film started and [spending] like hours and hours a day doing script analysis,” she said at the time. “I definitely made sure to take it seriously. I’m a little nervous but I did my very best and that’s all I can do.”
source: people.com
