‘The Bold Type’ Star Aisha Dee Cast In Lead Role For Horror Satire ‘Sissy’

Deadline is reporting that The Bold Type star Aisha Dee is leading feature horror Sissy, which is underway in Canberra, Australia.

The social media satire heralds from producers Lisa Shaunessy of Arcadia (2067), John De Margheriti of DEMS Entertainment (Ladies In Black) and X-Men franchise co-producer Jason Taylor of Freedom Films.

In Sissy, Dee plays Cecilia (aka Sissy), teen BFF of Emma. The two were going to grow old together and never let anything come between them, until Alex, her bully and tormentor, ruined all of that. Twelve years later, Cecilia is a successful social media influencer living the dream – until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade. Invited away on Emma’s bachelorette weekend, Sissy finds herself stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully…and a taste for revenge.

Also starring are Emily De Margheriti (Ladies In Black), Yerin Ha (Halo), Lucy Barrett (Bloom), Daniel Monks (Pulse) and Hannah Barlow (For Now), who, alongside Kane Senes (For Now) also co-wrote the script and will co-direct.

Alexandra Burke, James Boyce, William Day Frank, Mathieu Van de Velde, Vicki De Margheriti and Clement Dunn serve as executive producers.

Filmed in Canberra, and produced at Film Plus, the film has received production funding from Screen Canberra, Screen Australia, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, ACT Film One Investors, Freedom Films, Mind the Gap and Arcadia.