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Mckenna Grace and Allison Williams are to star in an adaptation of 'Regretting You'.The pair have joined the cast of the movie that is based on Colleen Hoover's 2019 novel of the same name.The announcement follows the release of 'It Ends With Us' – an adaptation of Hoover's book that stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni that is expected to be a big hit at the box office.'Regretting You' charts the complex relationship between Morgan Grant (Williams) and her daughter Clara. Morgan becomes a parent at a young age and puts her dreams on hold in order to raise Clara. However, as Clara grows into a teenager their relationship becomes fractured – particularly after a tragic accident claims the life of Chris, Morgan's husband and Clara's father.The picture will be directed 'The Fault in Our Stars' filmmaker Josh Boone from a script written by Susan McMartin. Robert Kulzer...

Mckenna Grace will be seen reprising the role of Phoebe Spengler when the Ghostbusters: Afterlife (watch it Here) sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire reaches theatres on March 22nd, and now Deadline reports that she has lined up the psychological thriller Straight Lies as her next project. Grace will be starring in and executive producing the film, which Alex Kalymnios (Netflix’s The Recruit) will be directing for Mandalay Pictures. Filming is scheduled to begin in North Carolina sometime this summer.

Scripted by Ren Trella, who drew inspiration from true events she experienced as a teenager, Straight Lies is set in 1990, surrounding the hysteria of the war on drugs. A teen girl falsely accused of drug use is held against her will and must escape a cult-like drug rehab that is backed by the US Government, while her covert CIA agent father becomes so lost in political influence that he is unaware...

Mckenna Grace has been cast in the psychological thriller ‘Straight Lies’.The 17-year-old actress is set to star in and executive produce the flick that is being helmed by director Alex Kalymnios.The movie is set in 1990 at the height of the hysteria of the war on drugs and is inspired by true events from screenwriter Ren Trella's life as a teenager.The plot centres on a teenage girl falsely accused of drug use who is held against her will and must escape a cult-like drug rehab that is supported by the US Government, while her covert CIA agent father becomes so caught up in political influence that he is unaware of the danger she is in.Mckenna said in a statement to Deadline: "I am so honored to bring this compelling story to the screen. After speaking with our amazing writer Ren and hearing her true story of...

Mckenna Grace returns to the big screen in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire later this month, and the actress is also set to produce and star in a thriller titled Straight Lies.

Deadline reports today that the film, being directed by Alex Kalymnios for Mandalay Pictures, is “set in 1990 surrounding the hysteria of the war on drugs.”

In Straight Lies, a teen girl falsely accused of drug use is held against her will and must escape a cult-like drug rehab that is backed by the US Government, while her covert CIA agent father becomes so lost in political influence that he is unaware of the danger his daughter is in.

The screenplay was written by Ren Trella, and it’s based on true events.

“I am so honored to bring this compelling story to the screen. After speaking with our amazing writer Ren and hearing her true story of what she endured and based the script,...

Exclusive: Emmy nominee Mckenna Grace will star in and executive produce the new psychological thriller Straight Lies with Alex Kalymnios set to direct and Mandalay Pictures to produce. Production is slated to begin this summer in North Carolina.

The film is set in 1990 surrounding the hysteria of the war on drugs. Written by Ren Trella and inspired by true events from her life as a teenager, the script was a semi-finalist in the prestigious Academy Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting.

In Straight Lies, a teen girl falsely accused of drug use is held against her will and must escape a cult-like drug rehab that is backed by the US Government, while her covert CIA agent father becomes so lost in political influence that he is unaware of the danger his daughter is in.

“I am so honored to bring this compelling story to the screen. After speaking...