For ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Director, the Gen-z Horror-Comedy Is a ‘Chekhov Play’ of Tragic Parody

The stage is set: a group of entitled Gen-z-ers are holed up in a remote mansion during a hurricane, left to drink, smoke, and party through a storm.

The only problem? One of the pals just might be a serial killer.Directed by lauded Shakespearean actress Halina Reijn, the A24-produced “Bodies Bodies Bodies” premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival, and offered the Dutch multi-hyphenate the chance to have some real fun, with blood to spare.

“My whole whole life has been ‘Hedda Gabler,’ ‘The Taming of the Shrew’,” Reijn told Entertainment Weekly.

“I was like, Can I please have some f**king fun?”Enter: a “‘Mean Girls’ meets ‘Lord of the Flies’” script by playwright Sarah DeLappe, based on a story from author Kristen Roupenian.The film stars Pete Davidson as the party host, with “Borat 2” Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova, “Shiva Baby” star Rachel Sennott, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders,

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