Kangana Ranaut To Make Hollywood Debut With Horror Film: See All Details

Kangana Ranaut is officially stepping into Hollywood with her first international lead role in the upcoming horror drama Blessed Be the Evil. The film is backed by Lions Movies and will also star Teen Wolf actor Tyler Posey and Scarlet Rose Stallone, daughter of Sylvester Stallone.

Blessed Be the Evil: Kangana Ranaut to Make Hollywood Debut in Horror Film 

The story follows a Christian couple who, after suffering a heartbreaking miscarriage, move to an abandoned farm with a haunted past. Soon, their love and faith are tested by a dark, supernatural force. The film will be introduced to international buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. 

Directed by Anurag Rudra, the film will begin shooting later this year in New York. Rudra has co-written the script with Gatha Tiwary, who also serves as the president and founder of Lions Movies. Both are producing the project, alongside Wade Muller, the cinematographer behind Elephant White and Occupation: Rainfall.

While Kangana is now ready to make her Hollywood debut, she has expressed a different opinion about working in the West in the past.

In a 2017 interview with Mid-Day, she said, “It would be stupid for anyone to make the move to the West now. Their theatre business is crashing because of the influx of digital media. Asia, on the other hand, is where Hollywood was 15 years ago. It is a lucrative time for entertainment here. These are baits that I won’t fall prey to.”

In 2021, at a press event, Kangana shared her concerns about the impact of Hollywood films on Indian cinema. She said, “We need to discourage American and English movies, as they are taking over our screens. We need to behave like one nation. We need to stop dividing ourselves, like North India or South India. We need to enjoy our own films first, be it Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu or Punjabi.”

Later, in 2022, during her appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show, comedian Kapil Sharma jokingly asked if she was planning a Hollywood debut with her film Dhaakad. Kangana replied, “Humare yaha pe itne talented log hai na, to humme kahin aane jaane ki zarurat nahi hai. Ab jaise ki, the world has become one place na, to sab log yaha kaam kare, waha ke log yaha pe kaam kar rahe hai.”