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Stacie Passon to Direct Shirley Jackson’s “We Have Always Lived in the Castle”

“We Have Always Lived in the Castle”: Penguin

Stacie Passon has co-written and will direct a film adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1962 story “We Have Always Lived in the Castle,” The Hollywood Reporter writes.

The creepy story “centers on an isolated family, which has already lost four members to poisoning, that uses rituals and talismans to keep itself away from hostile townspeople. Into this scenario arrives a distant cousin, intent on maliciously securing the family’s fortune and whose arrival sets in motion the uncovering of family secrets.”

As THR notes, this is the first screen adaptation of the story; it has previously been made into a stage play as well as a musical.

Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky in the “Avengers” franchise, will star as the cousin, Charles Blackwood.

Passon previously wrote and directed the indie film “Concussion,” her feature debut, which premiered at Sundance in 2014. She’s also helmed an episode of Amazon’s award-winning series “Transparent.” “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” will begin production this fall in Dublin, Ireland.


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