Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell in Talks to Star in ‘Single White Female’ Redo

Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell are in talks to star in a new take on the 1992 film “Single White Female,” TheWrap has learned. The thriller is set up at Elizabeth Gabler’s 3000 Pictures and Sony.

“Single White Female” stars Bridget Fonda as a woman who rents an apartment after a breakup, only to reunite with her ex-boyfriend. But upon reconciliation, her tenant — played by Jennifer Jason Leigh — starts to exhibit odd behavior.

It’s unclear which actress would be playing which role in the new film.

Directed by Barbet Schroeder, the film was based on the John Lutz book “SWF Seeks Same.” The movie became something of a cultural touchstone as the phrase “Single White Female” entered the lexicon as short-hand for a woman gone off the rails.

Ortega is coming off a key role in last year’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and reprises the title role in Netflix’s “Wednesday” Season 2 later this year. She also stars in The Weeknd’s upcoming film “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” which hits theaters in May, and recently wrapped Cathy Yan’s “The Gallerist” with Natalie Portman.

After starring opposite Timothée Chalamet in Luca Guadagnino’s 2022 film “Bones and All,” Russell is next set to co-star opposite Michael B. Jordan in a new take on “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

The news was first reported by TheInsneider.

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