Stephen King's 'THE BOOGEYMAN' Skipping Hulu Release For Straight To Theaters Run!

Director Rob Savage (The Host) is teaming up with Stephen King for a brand new adaptation of his short story, ‘The Boogeyman’ for 20th Century Studios, and we’ve learned the film is now coming to theaters!

THR reports that a strong test screening, coupled with approval from Stephen King himself, has led 20th Century Studios to ditch their original plan of debuting the film on Hulu.

The Boogeyman comes to theaters on June 2, 2023!

In the film, “Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her little brother find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.”

Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets”) and Chris Messina (Birds of Prey) star alongside David Dastmalchian (Dune, The Suicide Squad), Marin Ireland (Y: The Last Man, The Umbrella Academy), Vivien Lyra Blair (Bird Box, Mr. Corman) and Madison Hu (Voyagers).

Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (A Quiet Place) and Akela Cooper (Malignant) wrote the original drafts of the script, with Mark Heyman (Black Swan) being brought on board as well.

21 Laps’ Shawn Levy, Dan Levine & Dan Cohen are producing.

The original story was first published in 1973, before finding a home in Stephen King’s Night Shift collection in 1978. This will be the first time the tale has been adapted as a feature.

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