Sydney Sweeney to Star, Produce Film Adaptation of Hollow

Actress and producer Sydney Sweeney is attached to star in and produce a feature film adaptation of the upcoming novel Hollow, a contemporary reimagining of Washington Irving’s classic 1820 tale, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The project marks the first official film for Sweeney’s newly launched production company, Honey Trap.

The film will be written and directed by Lindsey Anderson Beer, who is adapting the screenplay from her own debut novel. Beer previously directed the 2023 film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines. The production companies involved are LuckyChap, Beer’s Lab Brew banner, and Sweeney’s Honey Trap.

Hollow shifts the narrative perspective to Katrina Van Tassel, traditionally a secondary character in the original story. In this version, Van Tassel is portrayed as the central figure in a dangerous mystery and a seductive supernatural love triangle. The story is described as blending gothic atmosphere, psychological intrigue, and erotic thriller elements into a high-concept reinvention.

The novel itself was acquired by Putnam, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in a preemptive deal that took it off the market before a planned auction. According to reports, the book generated...