Shelley Duvall Books First Movie in 20 Years, Will Return to Horror

Shelley Duvall will be back on your screens in the near future!

The 73-year-old actress, who is best known for her working in movies like The Shining and Popeye, has booked her first movie in 20 years.

Shelley was last seen on the big screen in the 2002 movie Manna from Heaven, which played the festival circuit and had a small box office run.

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Deadline reports that Shelley will star in the upcoming movie The Forest Hills, an indie horror-thriller being written and directed by Scott Goldberg.

The Forest Hills follows “a disturbed man who is tormented by nightmarish visions, after enduring head trauma while camping in the Catskill Mountains. Duvall will play the mother of the mentally and emotionally disturbed Rico (Chiko Mendez), who serves as his inner voice.”

Also starring in the movie are The Terminator actor Edward Furlong and E.T. actress Dee Wallace.

Goldberg said in a statement, “We are huge fans of The Shining and it’s honestly one of my favorite horror movies of all time, up there with John Carpenter’s Halloween and George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead with the dark tones they delivered in their movies, along with perfect scores and elements that make them my personal favorites. Shelley contributed to The Shining being an absolute masterpiece by giving her all, and performing in a way that really showcased the fear and horror of a mother in isolation.”

Back in 2016, Shelley gave a rare interview about suffering from mental illness.