{
  "id": 14226611,
  "title": "Sophia Takal’s Psychosexual Thriller ‘Act One’ Acquired by Oscilloscope Laboratories (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/sophia-takals-psychosexual-thriller-act-one-acquired-by-oscilloscope",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-13T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/sophia-takal-act-one-oscilloscope-laboratories-1236909254/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired U.S. rights to the psychosexual thriller “Act One” from writer-director Sophia Takal (“Always Shine,” “Black Christmas”), and will release it in theaters in 2027. “Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” star Ella Beatty will play the leading role of Hannah, a sheltered seventeen-year-old aspiring actress. “Act One” follows Hannah as she joins […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}