IT Star Sophia Lillis Set To Play Nancy Drew in WB's NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE
Sophia Lillis, who played Beverly Marsh in the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's IT, has just landed another perfect role. She is set to play Nancy Drew in WB's upcoming film Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.
Lillis is a talented young actor that gave a fantastic performance in IT, and I can't think of anyone better to take on the role of Nancy Drew! I'm excited for her because it's another step in what could be a very successful career in acting.
The Hidden Staircase was initially released in 1930 as the second volume in the Nancy Drew series, which was written by Mildred Wirt Benson and published under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Here's the description from the book:
After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery. Helen's Aunt Rosemary has been living with her mother at the old family mansion, and they have noticed many strange things. They have heard music, thumps, and creaking noises at night, and seen eerie shadows on the walls. Could the house be haunted?
Just as soon as she hangs up the phone, a strange man visits Nancy's house to warn her and her father that they are in danger because of a case he is working on buying property for a railroad company. This warning leads Nancy and her father Carson to search for the missing Willie Wharton, a landowner, who can prove he signed away his land to the railroad and save the railroad from a lawsuit. Will Nancy be able to find the missing landowner and discover how these mysteries are related?
This will be the second film adaptation of the story. The first film was released in 1939. Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Kleeman, and Chip Diggins are producing the project, which is expected to start filming soon.
Lillis will next be seen in HBO’s eight-episode Amy Adams drama series Sharp Objects, and she will be reprising her role in IT: Chapter 2.
Source: Deadline