Yahoo Movies Rachel Zegler lands next movie role with Scream 6 and Sabrina stars
West Side Story star Rachel Zegler has landed her next movie role in upcoming comedy Y2K.
According to Deadline, Zegler will star alongside Scream 6 star Mason Gooding and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina's Lachlan Watson.
The film, which has been written by Evan Winter, is set on New Year's Eve 1999 and sees two school students decide to crash a party before the new millennium. However, when the clock hits midnight, the evening becomes more wild than anyone could've imagined.
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Jaeden Martell (It), Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Tim Heidecker (Us), Eduardo Franco (Stranger Things) and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) will also feature in the film.
Australian rapper The Kid Laroi, Miles Robbins, Fred Hechinger and Daniel Zolghadri round out the cast, while former SNL star Kyle Mooney will be directing.
Watson is known for their role as Theo Putnam in the Netflix series, while Gooding has featured in Booksmart and Fall alongside the Scream franchise.
Best known for her breakout role as María in West Side Story, Zegler is set to star in upcoming Hunger Games prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes as well as landing the role of Snow White in Disney's upcoming live-action film.
The actress can currently be seen in DC film Shazam! Fury of the Gods alongside Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu.
Zegler recently defended the Shazam sequel, after the film received mixed reviews from critics.
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"hey our film is actually really good! but mostly i just absolutely loved making it and the people i met whilst doing so :) go see it! give it a chance," she tweeted in response to the reviews.
"some people out there and just being… senselessly mean. and it's unnecessary.
"and i know, i know, 'if you can't handle the heat…' and all that nonsense, and you're right. but our film is actually very good. it's just cool to hate on fun nowadays. that's okay. we're good."
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