Anna Kendrick Courted by Serial Killer in Directorial Debut [bande-annonce]

The Twilight and Pitch Perfect actress is testing the thriller with Woman of the Hour, coming soon to Netflix.

“Los Angeles, in the 1970s. While a wave of murders hits the headlines, a young woman who aspires to become an actress and a serial killer cross paths during an episode of the show The Dating Game.”

Presented at the Toronto Festival last year, this thriller produced by AGC Studios is mainly inspired by a true story, that of Rodney Alcala, an American serial killer. As a young adult, he was diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, more commonly known as sociopathy. Added to the list of “10 Most Wanted” FBI agent in 1971, he was arrested and sentenced to death in 2010 for committing eight confirmed crimes, and one hundred and thirty others suspected. He died in prison in 2021.

Woman of the Year looks at a very specific episode in the life of Rodney Alcala, and to which he owes his nickname “Dating Game Killer”Already actively sought by the authorities, Alcala invites himself onto the set of the American Tournez Manège and wins the right to frequent the candidate of the day's show, Cheryl Bradshaw, who quickly contacts the production, uncomfortable with the idea of ​​staying in contact with the winner.

This is a difficult subject thatAnna Kendrick has chosen for her first steps as a director. At almost forty years old, the American is taking the plunge after having acquired a certain notoriety thanks to the saga Twilight, In the Air (Jason Reitman), Under surveillance (Robert Redford), Into the Woods (Rob Marshall), Out of Control (Jake Szymanski), and especially musical franchises Pitch Perfect And The TrollsIn 2020, she also starred in the HBO series Love Life.

Today, she brings to the screen a screenplay written by Ian MacAllister McDonald (Some Freaks), and appears alongside Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale, Jedidiah Goodacre, Kelley Jakle, Max Lloyd-Jones, Dylan Schmid, Nicolette Robinsonor even Kathryn Gallagher.

No release date is announced in this first trailerbut Woman of the Hour is expected to arrive on Netflix soon.

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