Shortly after phrase got here out that Mike Flanagan‘s Carrie reboot sequence for Prime Video had discovered its lead by means of Summer season H. Howell, it is now being reported that the sequence has additionally discovered its Sue Snell. Set to painting the frenemey of Carrie White is Resident Evil star Siena Agudong, who starred within the 2022 Netflix motion horror flick as Billie Wesker. Different latest credit additionally embody Kevin Smith’s The 4:30 Film, and she or he made a short cameo in Quick & Livid 9 as a younger Mia Toretto.
Selection stories that Agudong has signed on to play Snell within the new Carrie sequence, which was introduced again in October 2024 to be in growth with Flanagan on the helm. The prolific creator is not any stranger to the works of King, as he beforehand directed variations of Physician Sleep, Gerald’s Sport, and The Lifetime of Chuck, which is about to launch later this yr. This new iteration of Carrie would be the fourth time the story has been delivered to life (not together with The Rage: Carrie 2 or the 2 stage performs), and is one which guarantees to be a “daring and well timed” retelling of the basic novel:
“Misfit excessive schooler Carrie White has spent her life in seclusion together with her domineering mom. After her father’s sudden and premature demise, Carrie finds herself contending with the alien panorama of public highschool, a bullying scandal that shatters her group, and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.”
Regardless of being simply 20 years previous, Agudong already has a formidable resume, as, along with the aforementioned roles, she received her begin within the enterprise when she was simply 8 with a recurring half within the ABC crime drama Killer Girls, which earned her a Younger Artist Award nomination. From there, she’d go on to seem within the Nickelodeon sequence’ Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Daybreak and Star Falls, in addition to a slew of different TV sequence, together with Academics, and Hawaii 5-0.
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Supply: Selection