Janelle Monáe to produce & star in Akela Cooper’s scripted horror thriller Don’t Look
Deadline reported recently that Universal has pre-emptively purchased Colin Bannon's thriller package Don’t Look, with Janelle Monáe in talks to star and M3GAN, Malignant, and The Nun 2 writer Akela Cooper writing the screenplay, based on an unpublished Bannon short story.
Monáe will also be producing the film through her Wondaland Pictures’ first-look deal with Universal Pictures, along with Scott Glassgold’s Ground Control. Universal’s SVP Production Development Ryan Jones and Director of Development Tony Ducret are overseeing the project for the studio.
At this stage, it's unclear what the plot will be given that the story is unpublished.
Monáe’s previous acting credits include Moonlight, Hidden Figures, Welcome to Marwen, Harriet, Rio 2, Lady and the Tramp, The Glorias, Antebellum, and Glass Onion.
Cooper was the screenwriter to horror film M3GAN, which grossed $95M domestically and $181M worldwide. She was one of the screenwriters to The Nun II, which was based on her story. The film grossed $86.3M domestically and $269.5M worldwide.