''Missing'' is an upcoming American computer screen mystery thriller film written and directed by Nick Johnson and Will Merrick (in their directorial debuts), from a story by Sev Ohanian and

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. It is a

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to the 2018 film ''

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''. The film stars Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida,

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, Amy Landecker, Daniel Henney, and Nia Long. The story sees a teen girl named June using various technology to find her mother, after she disappears on vacation in Colombia with her then-new boyfriend. ''Missing'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 20, 2023, by

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Premise

Cast

* Storm Reid as June Allen *

as Kevin Lin, Grace's new boyfriend * Nia Long as Grace Allen * Joaquim de Almeida as Javier Ramos * Daniel Henney as Elijah Park * Amy Landecker * Tim Griffin * Michael Segovia as Angel * Johanna Braddy as Agent Shelby Wyatt, June's FBI Agent who searches for Grace Allen

Production

In August 2019, a

to ''

'' (2018) was announced to be in development, with the original film's director,

, clarifying that the story would not "follow the same characters or plot line as the original", making the series an anthology. In November 2020, producer Natalie Qasabian said the

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had postponed production on the film, simply going under the title ''Searching 2''. In January 2021, it was announced that Will Merrick and Nick Johnson, the editors on the first film and Chaganty's '' Run'' (2020), would write and direct the film in their directorial debuts, with additional literary material by Micah Ariel Watson. In the following months, Storm Reid and Nia Long joined the cast.

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took place from March 30 to May 30, 2021, in

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. In September 2022, the film's title was revealed to be ''Missing'', with the film set for a 2023 release date. In November 2022, producer and co-story writer Sev Ohanian revealed on

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that the film would also be set after ''Run'', serving as an

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to the events of that film as well as a continuation of ''Searching''.

Release

''Missing'' is scheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on January 20, 2023, by

under their

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banner. It was originally scheduled for February 24, 2023.

References

External links

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