‘Latchkey Kids’ Comedy Will Team Up ‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher And ‘Minari’ Scene Stealer Alan S. Kim
Elsie Fisherdelivered a wonderful breakout performance in the indie coming-of-age comedyEighth Gradeback in 2018. In 2020, youngAlan S. Kimgave an adorable performance as the seven-year old son David in the buzzed about family dramaMinari. Now the two A24 stars will be teaming up for a new dark comedy calledLatchkey Kids.Varietyhas news onLatchkey Kidscast bringing in Elsie Fisher and Alan S. Kim to star in the film from directorJohn J. Budion, who last directedRockawayand has been working as a visual effects artist on movies likeGhost Town,Zoolander 2,Midsommar, andMarriage Story. The script comes fromMeaghan Cleary, who has been working in production design, costume and wardrobe, and art direction on various TV shows, short films, and and an indie feature calledEvol.Latchkey Kidsfollows a nine-year old boy (Kim) who befriends an eccentric teenager (Fisher) looking to escape a dysfunctional life with her mother. The two find themselves confronting a considerable obstacle when local law enforcement comes to believe that the young boy might be killing his babysitters. That’s certainly not what I was expecting from a movie with these two stars, but it definitely sounds intriguing.
Though Elsie Fisher’s breakout performance came fromEighth Gradein 2018, she’s actually been acting for over 10 years, including lending her voice to theDespicable Mefranchise as Agnes, as well asThe Addams Familyanimated feature from 2019. SinceEighth Grade, Fisher has also starred in Hulu’sCastle Rockseries and will soon be seen in the latestTexas Chainsaw Massacrereboot. Meanwhile,Latchkey Kidswill be the second feature ever for young Alan S. Kim following is debut inMinari.
Production onLatchkey Kidsis slated to begin this June, and I wouldn’t be surprised if this was a film trying to make a run for Sundance 2022, especially with these two stars on board and no major studio or production companies attached. Instead, the movie is being produced byKen H. KellerandCaron Rudnerof Related Pictures Group, who will also haveDavid PolemeniandDonald Malterexecutive producing with withBrendan Thomasand Tact Media’sCory Thompson.
Latchkey Kidsdoesn’t have a release date set yet, but we’ll keep you posted as more information becomes available.
