AFM Hot Project: Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon, Simon Rex Join ‘Get Rid of It’

Daisy Ridley, Sosie Bacon and Simon Rex are set to star in Get Rid of It, a horror project that Ry Russo-Young will direct from a script by Gemma Holdway. Production is scheduled to begin at the start of the first quarter of 2027.

Ridley will play Harper, who discovers she is pregnant after a one-night stand with a drifter named Miller, played by Rex. Bacon will play Harper’s sister, Jessie. The sisters set out on a cross-country road trip and find themselves fighting for survival when they learn that what is growing inside Harper may not be human.

Ridley will next be seen in Ti West’s Ebenezer, opposite Johnny Depp. Her earlier credits include Zak Hilditch’s We Bury the Dead, Joachim Ronning’s Young Woman and the Sea and the role of Rey in the most recent Star Wars trilogy.

Bacon currently stars opposite Nicole Kidman and Jamie Lee Curtis in Elizabeth Sarnoff’s series Scarpetta. She recently appeared in the SXSW title Family Movie alongside Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick and Travis Bacon. Her earlier work includes Parker Finn’s Smile and Brad Ingelsby’s series Mare of Easttown.

Rex played Mikey in Sean Baker’s Red Rocket. He has also starred in Nic Pizzolatto’s Easy’s Waltz and Zoë Kravitz’s Blink Twice.

“This project’s strength is its compelling point of view and heart beneath the horror,” Russo-Young said. “I’m thrilled to bring it to life with such an extraordinary and gifted group of collaborators.”

Russo-Young previously directed the sci-fi teen thriller Before I Fall, starring Zoey Deutch, and the drama The Sun Is Also a Star, with Charles Melton. She has also directed episodes of the Apple TV+ series Shrinking, which stars Harrison Ford and Jason Segel.

David Lancaster, whose producing credits include Whiplash, Nightcrawler and Drive, is producing. Upgrade, CAA Media Finance and Range Select are handling sales and will present the project to buyers at the fall market.