{"id":133284,"date":"2019-05-23T12:17:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T16:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=133284"},"modified":"2019-05-23T12:17:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T16:17:06","slug":"amandla-stenberg-to-star-in-reboot-of-universals-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/amandla-stenberg-to-star-in-reboot-of-universals-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Amandla Stenberg To Star In Reboot Of Universal’s Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Deadline<\/a> is reporting that Amandla Stenberg<\/strong> is set to star in Universal\u2019s reimagined take of the 1996 thriller Fear<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The original movie, released in 1996, starred Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon<\/strong> as young lovers David and Nicole. David is charming and affectionate, but Nicole soon sees a darker side to him.<\/p>\n

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Oscar nominee Jonathan Herman<\/strong> (Straight Outta Compton) is writing the pic. Brian Grazer<\/strong>, who produced the original film, again produces for Imagine Entertainment alongside Imagine\u2019s Karen Lunder<\/strong>. Executive Vice President of Production Jon Mone<\/strong> will oversee production for Universal.<\/p>\n

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Stenberg most recently starred in Fox 2000\u2019s impactful drama The Hate U Give<\/strong>, which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. She was also recently seen in Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch<\/strong>, Stella Meghie’s Everything, Everything<\/strong>, As You Are<\/strong>, and The Hunger Games<\/strong>. Stenberg is currently in production on Damian Chazelle\u2019s Netflix series The Eddy<\/strong> opposite Andre Holland<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Stenberg appeared on the cover of Time Magazine for their next generation leaders issue and was awarded with the Visibility Award by the Human Rights Campaign. She is repped by UTA and attorneys Nina Shaw and Gordon Bobb.<\/p>\n