Meghann Fahy is back on our screens, this time as the lead in Drop—a new thriller about a woman who begins receiving unsolicited, threatening AirDrop messages while out on a first date.
Also starring It Ends with Us actor Brandon Sklenar and from the producers of doll horror film M3GAN, Drop sees Fahy’s Violet faced with a horrific choice. Her digital attacker wants her to kill her date Henry (Skenlar), or risk the lives of her son and babysitter sister. A real nightmare date, some would say.
After winning us over in both The Bold Type and The White Lotus, Fahy is finally taking the lead role, and Drop director Christopher Landon couldn’t be happier about this opportunity for her.
“Hollywood will see her in a very different way,” he predicted to The Cut about the impact of her performance. “They’re going to see that she’s actually a leading lady. She’s a movie star.”
Here’s everything we know so far about Drop.
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Drop plot
The Drop plot synopsis reads: “First dates are nerve-wracking enough. Going on a first date while an unnamed, unseen troll pings you personal memes that escalate from annoying to homicidal? Blood-chilling.”
Fahy stars as Violet, “a widowed mother on her first date in years, who arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry (It Ends with Us’ Brandon Sklenar) is more charming and handsome than she expected,” the synopsis continues. “But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.”
Violet “must do exactly as directed”—including murdering her date—”or everyone she loves will die,” the synopsis concludes.
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Fahy opened up to The Cut about what drew her to the role of Violet. “The thing that attracted me to the script was that it felt like an old-school thriller,” she said. “I was really excited by it being something I’ve never done before.”
Drop cast
Joining Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar are Violett Beane (Truth or Dare), newcomer Jacob Robinson as Violet’s son, Toby, Reed Diamond (Moneyball), Gabrielle Ryan, Jeffery Self, Ed Weeks (The Mindy Project), and Travis Nelson.
Drop release date
Drop will be released in theaters on April 11.
Drop trailer
Watch below for the trailer for Drop. We predict an action-packed, anxiety-inducing story, and a stellar performance from Meghann!
This article first appeared on Glamour UK.
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