Jennifer Lawrence will carry Zach Cregger’s new mystery film
After Évanouis, the director of Barbarian returns to Warner Bros. for The Flood, a sci-fi mystery film.
After filming Julia Garner in the grip of fear in Fainted and Austin Abrams plagued by zombies in resident Evildirector Zach Cregger has his next heroine.
Jennifer Lawrence will star in The Floodhis new project which will be a sci-fi thriller produced by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, produced notably by Steven Spielberg.
Cregger will write, direct and produce the film himself, which is set for release on August 11, 2028. For now, the plot is being kept under wraps and no other cast members have been announced.
The Oscar-winning actress for Happiness Therapy in 2013 and superstar of the saga Hunger Games, obviously brings a nice weight to this new feature film. Jennifer Lawrence was recently seen in Die, My Love with Robert Pattinson, and will soon be in Hunger Games: Sunrise over the Harvestthe new part of the franchise, before moving on to Martin Scorsese for What Happens at Night with Leo.
With The FloodCregger therefore finds Warner Bros. after the cardboardFainted. Released in 2025, his second feature film grossed $270 million worldwide for a budget of less than $40 million and met with a very favorable critical reception. The director is therefore particularly happy to do it again with the studio:
“Mike, Pam and the entire team at Warner Bros./New Line were an absolute dream to work with on Weaponsand I couldn’t be happier to dive with them again. Jennifer is one of a kind and I can’t wait to see her in this role.“
