Overview
- Lionsgate opens the Paul Feig–directed adaptation on December 19 with Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried leading the thriller based on Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel.
- An Allure and Lionsgate advance screening at New York’s Metrograph drew lively reactions, with Allure calling the film entertaining, sexy, and thrilling.
- Author Freida McFadden said on Instagram that she loved the movie and felt it was better than her book, praising the cast’s performances.
- Seyfried told Who What Wear she feels protective of Sweeney as the younger star faces intense public attention and social media scrutiny.
- Press interviews emphasize spoiler-avoidance and the leads’ on-set rapport, with Seyfried also recounting a past Hollywood party incident in an Extra interview.