BC-filmed thriller Woman of the Hour, directed by and starring Anna Kendrick as a 1970s actress who met a serial killer on The Dating Game, was the #2 movie on Netflix last weekend — with almost 10 million views.
Anna Kendrick stars in her directorial debut, Woman of the Hour – the stranger-than-fiction story of an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles and a serial killer in the midst of a yearslong murder spree, whose lives intersect when they’re cast on an episode of The Dating Game.
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Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut examines uncomfortable gender dynamics with the stranger-than-fiction story of Rodney Alcala’s appearance on The Dating Game in the middle of his 1970s murder spree.
Based on the stranger-than-fiction true story of Cheryl Bradshaw (Anna Kendrick), who was a bachelorette on the hit 70s TV matchmaking show The Dating Game and chose handsome and funny bachelor number one, Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto). But behind Alcala’s charming façade was a deadly secret: he was a psychopathic serial killer.
Anna Kendrick produced, directed and starred in Woman of the Hour, which filmed in Vancouver in the Fall of 2022..
I’ve loved this script from the moment I read it. And while I was obviously thrilled to be playing the character of Sheryl, I felt so connected to the story, the tone, and the themes around gender and intimacy, that when the opportunity came up to direct the film, I jumped at it. It feels meant to be. — Anna Kendrick.
Woman of the Hour:
Working titles: Rodney & Cheryl / The Dating Game.
Vancouver illming dates: October 31 2022 – November 24 2022.
Director: Anna Kendrick.
Writer. Ian MacAllister.
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Denis O’Hare, Kathryn Gallaghe, Nicolette Robinson, Kelley Jakle, Autumn Best.
Daniel Zovatto is good at playing creepy, like his cult leader The Prophet in HBO Max’s Station 11 filmed in Toronto.
Producers: AGC Studios, BoulderLight, Vertigo, Anna Kendrick’s Let’s Go Again.