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Lead cast revealed for Osgood Perkins’ next film “THE YOUNG PEOPLE”

Thursday, August 28, 2025 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Shooting is set to being this fall in Vancouver.

In its second genre announcement this afternoon, Neon has revealed that Lola Tung (THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY) and Nico Parker (THE LAST OF US) will star in THE YOUNG PEOPLE, the first film under a first-look deal between the studio and filmmaker Osgood Perkins. Details on the project, which Perkins scripted, are being kept under wraps, and Neon will release the movie theatrically in the U.S. This is the fourth collaboration between Neon and Perkins, following last year’s hit LONGLEGS, this past spring’s THE MONKEY and KEEPER, which hits theaters November 14. Tung recently wrapped a role in Meredith Alloway’s horror feature FORBIDDEN FRUITS, while Parker starred in this summer’s HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).