Bryce Dallas Howard is getting ghostly. Howard is among the cast of Anything But Ghosts, the mysterious upcoming feature from writer-director Curry Barker and writer-star Cooper Tomlinson that wrapped production earlier this month.
Plot details are unknown, but Barker co-wrote Ghosts with frequent collaborator Tomlinson, who stars opposite Aaron Paul, with Barker also acting in the movie.
Howard was among the leads of the Jurassic World trilogy, with her onsceen work ranging from the Elton John biopic Rocketman and M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village to Tate Taylor’s The Help and Matthew Vaughn’s Argylle.
She is also known for her directing work, helming key episodes of Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka and Skeleton Crew.
As for Anything but Ghosts, the film turned heads in Hollywood when it was first announced in September, as it marked the first teamup between power horror producers Jason Blum and Roy Lee, who made a bet on young filmmaker Barker, now one of the hottest up-and-coming directors in town.
Focus Features recently acquired Ghosts as the studio gears up to release Barker’s Obsession, the much-talked about feature that was the toast of the Toronto Film Festival, landing the fest’s biggest sale. The movie opens May 15. Barker also recently inked a deal to reinvent The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for A24. He came up through the world of sketch comedy, and earned Hollywood attention with this $800 horror YouTube feature Milk & Serial.
Blum produces Anything But Ghosts via his Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, while Lee produces via Spooky Pictures with Parnormal Activity maestro Steven Schneider, as well as Adam Hendricks & Greg Gilreath for Divide/Conquer. Image Nation and Barker and Tomlinson’s That’s a Bad Idea also produce.
Howard is represented by CAA, Entertainment 360, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole.