Karyn Kusama hasn’t directed a film since 2018’s “Destroyer.” She came very close to helming one when, in 2020, she was tapped to direct a new version of “Dracula” for Blumhouse. Like “The Invisible Man,” her take on “Dracula” was set to be set in the modern day.
Here’s some good news for those of us who believe Kusama is a filmmaker worth following: she has finally secured the funding for her next film, a thriller titled “Stan.”
Daisy Edgar-Jones (“Twisters”) and Drew Starkey will star in “Stan,” which is being independently produced, and has a script by Jordan Rosenbloom. A June 2026 shoot is planned in Toronto. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is said to revolve around a famous singer and a fan who believes there is a hidden message buried within her songs.
Kusama has a history of strong, female-led films, having directed “Jennifer’s Body,” “Girlfight,” “The Invitation,” and “Destroyer.” While she hasn’t directed a feature film in over seven years, she has remained busy with television projects — Kusama serves as an executive producer on “Yellowjackets” and directed the first two episodes of AMC’s anthology series “The Terror.” However, “Stan” will mark her long-awaited return to cinema.