There’s a new horror comedy in the works that involves a childhood doll getting supernaturally active and, in this case, enamored with its owner. The film in question is called Brett and will star Sosie Bacon, whose previous credits include playing the lead in the 2022 horror hit, Smile (pictured above), as well as a part in the critically acclaimed HBO series, Mare of Easttown.
Here’s the synopsis of the new movie, per Deadline:
Brett follows Abby (Bacon), who returns home with her new fiancé and stumbles upon her cherished childhood ‘Brett’ doll. The doll suddenly awakens and professes his undying love for Abby and intends to prove that he can get all the… parts… of a real boy and win Abby back from her fiancé.
The concept comes from writer-director Shane Mack, whose previous credits include 2020’s Coffee & Kareem and a 2013 short called The Guy Who’s Fucking Your Girlfriend. Is the titular guy in this short a childhood doll who has been imbued with a horny, supernatural essence? Probably not, but it’s nice to see how Mack’s oeuvre has evolved over the past decade.
The film is currently being shopped in European markets by a company called The Coven, and Priscilla Ross Smith, an exec at the firm, describes the film as “a little bit Ted, a little bit M3GAN… an instant Saturday night must-see.”
“We’re thrilled to bring this deliciously scandalous film to our buyers,” added Kendall Anlian of The Coven. “Sosie has shown she has the chops to start a franchise, and we’re ready to do it again.”
No news yet on when the film will premiere in the U.S.
