Kathryn Newton, Nick Jonas Team Up for Holiday Horror Movie "White Elephant"

Kathryn Newton (Ready or Not 2: Here I Come) and Nick Jonas (Power Ballad) are set to star in the holiday horror flick "White Elephant."

The feature is the first project under MRC‘s partnership with Radio Silence and Project X, dubbed RSPX, oriented around inventive and engaging horror and thriller projects.

Newton reteams with Radio Silence and Project X after starring alongside Samara Weaving in "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come," the sequel to their 2019 Searchlight horror film "Ready or Not," which premiered at SXSW on May 13 and released in theaters the following week.

Directed by Eli Craig, the film's logline is as follows: "Eight friends. One prize. Zero trust. Their annual festive holiday gift exchange spirals into a cutthroat game of Christmas carnage."

Pic is based on script by JT Billings and additional writing from Craig. MRC is financing the project.

Spencer Berman and Nick Jonas are producing for Powered By Jonas, along with William Sherak, Paul Neinstein and James Vanderbilt for Project X, Tyler Gillett, and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin.

Executive producers are Billings, Ryan McDonough, Amanda Drake, Newton, Scott Levine, and Chad Villella. Production began this week.

Last month, Jonas premiered "Power Ballad," a new musical dramedy where he stars opposite "Paul Rudd," to critical acclaim at SXSW. Directed by John Carney, the film releases via Lionsgate on June 5.

In film, Jonas’ other recent credits include "You’re Cordially Invited" and "The Good Half". This year, he’ll also be seen starring alongside Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, and Kevin Hart in the latest Jumanji film from Columbia Pictures.

In addition to "Ready or Not 2," Newton has recently been seen in films like "Abigail," "Lisa Frankenstein," and "Griffin in Summer".

At SXSW this year, she was also seen starring alongside Elizabeth Banks and Juliette Lewis in "DreamQuil," a new thriller from Alex Prager. Upcoming projects include the Jean-Michel Basquiat biopic "Samo Lives" and Amazon MGM’s thriller "The Devil’s Mouth".