The upcoming sci-fi horror movieAffectionhas found its leads, and the first details about its story make it sound like a darker version of a popular Adam Sandler rom-com. The horror genre continues to go through a great run with sequels, adaptations of other works, and original stories, and the branch of sci-fi horror has been especially popular recently. Movies likeM3GANhave reignited interest in sci-fi horror, and there are some exciting movies in development from this branch of horror, among themAffection.
Affectionis a sci-fi horror movie directed by BT Meza in his feature directorial debut.Affectionis currently in development, but it already has its main cast. As reported byDeadline, starring inAffectionare Jessica Rothe, Joseph Cross, and Julianna Layne, and from the plot details given in the report, family drama will be at the center. However,Affectionsounds strangely similar to a popular Adam Sandler rom-com but with an even darker twist.
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Affection’s Premise Is Very Similar To 50 First Dates (But Darker)
Affection Has Some Obvious Similarities To 50 First Dates
Ellie deals with a strange condition that erratically resets her memory, meaning she doesn’t remember her family.
The first plot details ofAffectiontease a family drama amid some truly strange stuff.Jessica Rothe will play Ellie, who is married to Cross’ character, with Layne playing their young daughter. Ellie deals with a strange condition that erratically resets her memory, meaning she doesn’t remember her family. To make it even worse,each memory reset leaves Ellie disoriented, and she begins to be haunted by the vivid memoriesof a life she has never lived. The premise ofAffectionsounds intriguing, but it’s also very similar to that of50 First Dates.
Jessica Rothe is no stranger to horror, having starred inHappy Death Dayand its sequel,Happy Death Day 2U.
Peter Segal’s 2004 rom-com50 First Datesis one of Adam Sandler’s most popular works. It’s the story of womanizing marine veterinarian Henry Roth (Sandler) who avoids commitment in all his relationships. One day, Henry meets art teacher Lucy Whitmore (Drew Barrymore), with whom he quickly bonds. However,Henry soon learns Lucy had an accident the year before and now has anterograde amnesia, so she remembers everything up until the night before the accident but nothing after that.
Affectionwill twist this by adding mystery to Ellie’s condition and some possibly horrible consequences of her not remembering her family.
50 First Datesrelies on Henry’s comedic efforts to introduce himself to Lucy every day in hopes that she will remember him one day, andLucy’s condition has an explanation.Affectionwill twist this by adding mystery to Ellie’s condition and some possibly horrible consequences of her not remembering her family. It’s unlikely Ellie’s husband will go to the lengths Henry went to make Lucy remember him every day, andthe reasons behind Ellie’s condition will surely take a disturbing turn.
50 First Dates Is Already Secretly Tragic & Dark
50 First Dates Isn’t The Happy Rom-Com It Might Seem
Lucy’s condition is quite tragic as there will come a point when everyone close to her will look a lot older than she remembers.
50 First Datesis a rom-com and has many fun moments, but at its core, it’s a very tragic and dark story. Lucy’s condition is quite tragic as there will come a point when everyone close to her will look a lot older than she remembers and some of them will be gone, and the shock will be too intense for her.There’s also the topic of how much agency Lucy has by the end of50 First Dates, as she doesn’t remember Henry, yet he somehow managed to make her agree to marry him and have a family.
The ending of50 First Datesreveals that Lucy and her father joined Henry’s journey on his boat, and he keeps making videos for her to watch every morning. These videos recap their relationship, but not all days will be good ones for Lucy, even after watching the video, andevery day she has to go through the shock of suddenly finding herself on a boat and meeting her daughter.50 First Datesdidn’t have to go on the sci-fi horror route likeAffectionto be tragic and dark, and it’s to be seen how similarAffectionwill be or not.
Source:Deadline.
50 First Dates
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in the 2004 romantic comedy 50 First Dates, which revolves around a womanizer’s attempts at winning over an amnesiac woman’s heart over and over, every day of her life. Frequent Adam Sandler collaborators Rob Schneider and Kevin James are part of the cast alongside Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd, and Maya Rudolph.
