{"id":37439,"date":"2026-08-10T23:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37439"},"modified":"2026-08-10T23:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:37:47","slug":"bella-thorne-set-to-direct-write-and-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37439","title":{"rendered":"Bella Thorne Set to Direct, Write and Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/bella_thorne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Bella Thorne<\/strong><\/a> is shaking up the\u00a0<em>Spring Breakers<\/em> sequel.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Disney Channel\u00a0alum is officially set to write, direct and star in the upcoming <em>Spring Breakers 2<\/em>, which\u00a0she has already finished the screenplay for.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The original <em>Spring Breakers <\/em>was an iconic cultural touchstone, and taking the reins as a filmmaker is a dream project for me,\u201d Thorne said in an Aug. 10\u00a0statement. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful to <strong>Chris<\/strong>\u00a0[<strong>Hanley<\/strong>] and <strong>Roberta Hanley <\/strong>for trusting me with their world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve always been drawn to stories that explore the unapologetic, unfiltered side of youth culture,&#8221; she added, &#8220;and I can\u2019t wait to deliver a wild, high-stakes thrill ride that honors the first film while forging its own distinct path.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old&#8217;s sequel to the original 2013 film\u2014which starred\u00a0<strong>Selena Gomez<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Ashley Benson<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Vanessa Hudgens<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Rachel Korine<\/strong>\u2014will follow &#8220;five girls entering the wildest party of their lives on spring break, only to realize they were never guests\u2014just targets,&#8221; per a press release announcing the film,&#8221; also noting that it will be &#8220;capturing the spirit of the original, while pushing into new territory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bella Thorne is shaking up the\u00a0Spring Breakers sequel. The\u00a0Disney Channel\u00a0alum is officially set to write, direct and star in the upcoming Spring Breakers 2, which\u00a0she has already finished the screenplay for. &#8220;The original Spring Breakers was an iconic cultural touchstone, and taking the reins as a filmmaker is a dream project for me,\u201d Thorne said&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/20260810\/e8cd2cdb-5a0e-4455-86ed-5e2f9d155569_1786384015.jpg?fit=around%7C1200:1200&output-quality=90&crop=1200:1200;center,top","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsweek-trending"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/37440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}