A new on-screen duo has just been unlocked, and we're very excited about it. Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell are co-starring in a remake of the 90s thriller, Single White Female, now simply titled Single Female. It's not the first time Ortega has proved herself adept at the creepier genre, from her role in You (which she'll revive in the upcoming fifth season), to Netflix's cult Wednesday, to A24's Death Of A Unicorn, and The Weeknd's long-awaited Hurry Up Tomorrow. Russell is also no stranger to projects that lean a little weirder, starring opposite Timothée Chalamet in Bones And All as a pair of cannibals who fall in love, and her star-making turn in the sci-fi series Lost In Space.
So, what will the remake look like? Everything we know about Single Female, below.
What is Single Female about?
The cult classic first graced our screens in 1992, starring Bridget Fonda and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Fonda played Allison, a woman who takes in Hedra (played by Leigh) as a roommate, after recently breaking off her engagement. The pair move in together, but Allison begins rethinking her engagement, following which Hedra grows increasingly hostile. Before long, things take a thrilling and suspenseful turn, and Allison realises exactly what she's gotten herself into.
There's no word yet on whether the remake would follow the same plot, but we'd guess it's likely that Ortega and Russell would take on the leading roles.
Who else is involved in the project?
The latest addition to the project is writer Sarah DeLappe, who has been employed to pen the script. Deadline has also reported that Stacey Sher and Marisa Paiva will produce the project — Sher's past credits include Contagion, Django Unchained, and Heretic, while this is Paiva's first major producing job.
In addition to being in talks to star, both Ortega and Russell are also signed on to executive produce Single Female.
