{"id":94202,"date":"2025-02-18T18:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=94202"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T23:35:01","slug":"first-look-and-date-announcement-hulu-original-film-control-freak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/18\/first-look-and-date-announcement-hulu-original-film-control-freak\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look and Date Announcement: Hulu Original Film &#8220;Control Freak&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>&#8220;Control Freak,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> a provocative horror feature from WorthenBrooks and Hulu Originals has dropped first look images. 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The feature version of <em>&#8220;Control Freak&#8221;<\/em> developed from this initial short, becoming part of WorthenBrooks&#8217;s robust slate of horror features for Hulu, which includes titles like <em>&#8220;Appendage,&#8221; &#8220;The Mill,&#8221; &#8220;Clock,&#8221; &#8220;Mr. Crocket,&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;Carved.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The film stars Kelly Marie Tran, celebrated for her roles in <em>&#8220;Star Wars: Episode VIII &#8211; The Last Jedi&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;Raya and the Last Dragon,&#8221;<\/em> as Valerie, a woman whose life spirals into chaos due to this inexplicable and relentless affliction. Alongside Tran, Miles Robbins plays her on-screen husband Robbie, adding depth and suspense to the storyline.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the main cast are Toan Le as Valerie&#8217;s father, Sang, and Kieu Chinh as Aunt Thuy, both of whom play pivotal roles in Valerie&#8217;s harrowing ordeal.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3744680272\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;Control Freak&#8221;<\/em> was developed and produced by WorthenBrooks for Hulu Originals. 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