Coming off the success of The Iron Claw, Zac Efron tackles horror with Ti West’s Night Business with blood and heinous murder.
With West already having infamy in the horror genre with X, Pearl, andsoon-to-be-released MaXXXine, he’s already setting up his next project. According to inside scooperDaniel Richtman, Efron is in talks to lead Night Business, based on the graphic novel by Benjamin Marra.
Set in the 1980s, the story centers on a heinous killer on the loose. He’s hellbent on bloody murder with exotic dancers as his targets. Night Business has a bit of a hero storyline as there’s only one man strong enough to fight this killer: Johnny Timothy.
But will the man with two first names be able to stop the killer before he takes more victims? Night Business is described as being “a nasty brew of power, passion, vigilantes, and dangerous men raining street justice down upon their enemies.”
After The Iron Claw, the spotlight has been on Efron to take on more intense roles as many felt the actor wassnubbed of an Oscar nominationstarring asKevin Von Erich. With the news Efron may lead Night Business as Johnny Timothy, many are excited to see it come to life.
“YES! Zac Efron in the 80s inject that into my veins,”saidone fan on X/Twitter. With anothersaying, “I hope he keeps getting work like this! Been rooting for him.”
“Sounds like it might make a neat double feature alongside MaXXXine,”addedanother.
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While the movie received mixed reviews, Efron was praised for his on-screen role as one of America’s most infamous serial killers in history. In Night Business, Efron is set to play the hero of the movie, which is being produced by A24.
As well asMaXXXinehitting theaters in July, you can catch up on other worthwhilehorror movies to watch this year, andnew true crime and documentariescoming to streaming this month.
Gabriela Silva was a Senior TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Netflix originals, K-Drama, and Disney+ shows. She also has bylines at ScreenRant, Pop Br, and Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
