Jessica M. Thompson to Direct Horror-Thriller ‘The Bride’ (Exclusive)

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Thompson, who directed the critically acclaimed “The Light of the Moon,” is set to helm the horror-thriller “The Bride” for Screen Gems, sources tell Variety.Blair Butler wrote the original script with revisions by Thompson.

Emile Gladstone, who produced the horror hit “The Curse of La Llorona,” is producing the movie.The story follows a young woman who is invited to a lavish destination wedding, unaware of the horrors that await.“The Light of the Moon” was Thompson’s feature debut; she also wrote, edited and produced the pic.

The film stars Stephanie Beatriz as a successful New York City architect who struggles to regain intimacy and control in her life after an event turns her world upside down.

The movie won the audience award for best narrative feature at the 2017 SXSW Festival, putting her on the radar of every studio in town.She most recently directed six

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