Sydney Sweeney appears to be head over heels for a new literary project.
The actress is attached to star in Hollow, a movie adaptation of Lindsey Anderson Beer‘s debut novel that has sold to Putnam and is set to be published in fall 2027. Anderson Beer, who made her feature directorial debut with 2023’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, will write and helm the film.
Hollow is a reimagining of Washington Irving’s 1820 short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which centers on schoolteacher Ichabod Crane competing with Brom Bones to earn the affection of Katrina Van Tassel, while also dealing with the ominous Headless Horsemen. In the film that is aiming to blend gothic and erotic thriller elements, Sweeney would play Katrina Van Tassel as the central figure in a dangerous and supernatural love triangle.
LuckyChap is set to produce, alongside Beer for Brew Lab and Sweeney for the newly formed Honey Trap.
Putman, an imprint of Penguin Random House, preemptively acquired Hollow before the title could head to auction. The film package is likely to hit the market for interested studios next week.
Sweeney starred alongside Amanda Seyfried in last year’s Lionsgate thriller The Housemaid, with director Paul Feig’s adaptation of Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel surpassing $400 million at the global box office. A sequel that is based on follow-up book The Housemaid’s Secret is set for release in 2027.
Anderson Beer’s credits include penning the Netflix’s 2018 feature Sierra Burgess Is a Loser, which starred Shannon Purser in an updated take on Edmond Rostand’s 1897 play, Cyrano de Bergerac.
Deadline was first to report on Hollow.