After starring together in The Long Walk, David Jonsson and Cooper Hoffman are reuniting for a new movie from A24. Two rising stars in Hollywood, Jonsson and Hoffman, who led the recent Stephen King adaptation that has received plenty of acclaim, including from Screen Rant’s Todd Gilcrhist, are adding this new comedy to their growing slate of upcoming movies.

Jonsson and Hoffman will star in The Chaperones, from a script written by Sebastian Black, his first feature script, and directed by India Donaldson, who made her directorial debut with Good One. The Chaperones takes place in the days after Christmas and follows three slacker friends hired to transport a troubled teen across the country.

Prior to The Long Walk, Jonsson was best known for his role in Alien: Romulus, a role that he is expected to reprise in the Alien: Romulus sequel. He is also attached to star opposite Sydney Sweeney in the movie Scandalous!

Hoffman, meanwhile, has previously starred in Licorice Pizza and Saturday Night, while his upcoming slate includes the Maude Apatow directorial debut Poetic License and the thriller I Want Your Sєx opposite Olivia Wilde.

What This Means For David Jonsson And Cooper Hoffman

This further solidifies Jonsson and Hoffman as two young actors to watch. Coming off some of the best reviews of their careers to date, they now headline a movie from another emerging talent in director Donaldson, with the backing of the popular production company/distributor A24.

Though the casting announcement doesn’t confirm what roles Jonsson and Hoffman are playing in The Chaperones, based on the description, we can likely guess they will be playing two-thirds of the slacker friends. There’s no info on what actor will round out that trio, nor is there any info on who will be playing the young teen.

Our Take On The David Jonsson, Cooper Hoffman Reunion

I think you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who saw The Long Walk and did not come away impressed by the performances of Jonsson and Hoffman. Though the movie has a rich backstory and an inherent tension, so much of The Long Walk relies on the performances of Jonsson and Hoffman, as their discussions of many of the movie’s big ideas while walking along the road makeup most of the movie’s action. It’s exciting then to see the two, who obviously had a strong chemistry in The Long Walk, reunite for this movie.

I also can’t wait to hear the two be asked numerous times about how this road trip movie compares to the last one they went on together.