Naomi Watts to Lead Amazon s Remake of Cult Hit Goodnight Mommy (EXCLUSIVE)
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Naomi Watts is set to star in and executive produce the English-language remake of the hit Austrian psychological thriller “Goodnight Mommy,” set up at Amazon Studios.
The streamer will mount the remake with indie prestige label Animal Kingdom and production company Playtime. Released in 2014, the original film became a cult classic and was selected as the Austrian entry for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards.
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Matt Sobel (“Take Me To The River”) is directing from a script by Kyle Warren. David Kaplan, Joshua Astrachan, Valery Guibal and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert are producing. In addition to Watts, the original film’s directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz will serve as executive producers.
The nasty Austrian horror flick
Goodnight Mommy is getting an American remake, and the remake has found its mommy:
Naomi Watts. Amazon Studios is producing the remake, with
Matt Sobel (
Take Me to the River) directing a script from
Kyle Warren. Released in 2014, the original film was helmed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, who went on to make the even nastier (and better) horror movie
The Lodge. In
Variety is reporting the news that the
Goodnight Mommy remake will star Naomi Watts. The original film was released in 2014, and generated a lot of buzz, particularly in the horror community. The story “follows twin brothers who, when sent to stay with their mother, are surprised to find her swathed in bandages from a recent procedure. As her behavior grows increasingly erratic and unusual, the twins become convinced she is an imposter. Their suspicion sets off a roller-coaster of emotional mind games and misunderstandings between mother and her children, that e
Naomi Watts to Lead Amazon’s Remake of Cult Hit ‘Goodnight Mommy’
Naomi Watts to Lead Amazon’s Remake of Cult Hit ‘Goodnight Mommy’ (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/EntPKt3eWd Variety (@Variety) April 6, 2021
Naomi Watts is adding yet another horror remake to her resume, this time producing and starring in Goodnight Mommy . The 2014 original is an Austrian psychological thriller about twin brothers who are sent to stay with their mother, only to find her face covered in bandages which leads them to believe that she has been replaced by an imposter.
Matt Sobel is set to direct from a script by Kyle Warren at Amazon Studios.
Naomi Watts to Star in ‘Goodnight Mommy’ English Remake at Amazon
Austrian horror film became a critically acclaimed cult hit and was the country’s submission to the Oscar raceBrian Welk | April 6, 2021 @ 10:15 AM Last Updated: April 6, 2021 @ 10:23 AM
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Naomi Watts will star in an English-language remake of “Goodnight Mommy,” the Austrian cult horror film from 2014, with the remake is set up at Amazon Studios.
Watts will also executive produce the film and star in the film that will be directed by Matt Sobel (“Take Me To The River”) from a script by Kyle Warren.
“Goodnight Mommy” follows twin brothers who, when sent to stay with their mother, are surprised to find her swathed in bandages from a recent procedure. As her behavior grows increasingly erratic and unusual, the twins become convinced she is an imposter. Their suspicion sets off a roller-coaster of emotional mind games and misunderstandings between mother and her c
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