Naomi Watts will lead the cast of the English-language remake of Goodnight Mommy .
The 52-year-old actress will star in and executive produce the Amazon Studios take on the Austrian psychological thriller, which became a cult classic when it was released back in 2014.
The plot centres on twin brothers who, when sent to stay with their mother, are shocked to find her covered in bandages after a recent procedure. As her behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and unusual, the brothers become convinced that she is an imposter.
Their suspicion sets off a roller-coaster of emotional mind games and misunderstandings between mother and her children that eventually explodes with irreparable and heartbreaking consequences.
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Naomi Watts is to star in an English-language remake of Goodnight Mommy, a cult Austrian horror film first made in 2014.
According to Variety, the Amazon Studios movie, which will be directed by Matt Sobel, centres around twin brothers and their mother (Watts), who returns from a surgical procedure wrapped in bandages. As her behaviour becomes increasingly strange, the brothers suspect their mum might be an imposter.
“My favorite films are those that invite the audience to step inside their protagonist’s journey, said Sobel, who is best known for helming 2015 s Take Me to the River. In our re-imagining of Goodnight Mommy, fear of abandonment, and the dreadful realization that those close to us may not be who they seem, create an immersive nightmare, with visceral sensations front and center, he went on, adding: I can’t wait to create this heart-stopping story with Amazon and the peerless Naomi Watts.
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The boys suspicion sets off a roller-coaster of emotional mind games and misunderstandings between the mother and her children that eventually explodes with irreparable and heartbreaking consequences.
The English-language remake will be directed by Matt Sobel from a script written by Kyle Warren.
Cult hit: She will star in and executive produce the Amazon Studios take on the psychological thriller, released back in 2014. The movie follows two twin brothers who, when sent to stay with their mother, are shocked to find her covered in bandages following a procedure
Scary games: The boys suspicion sets off a roller-coaster of emotional mind games and misunderstandings between the mother and her children
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Naomi Watts to Star in Remake of Austrian Horror Goodnight Mommy
Movie Take Me To The River director Matt Sobel, who will shoot the Amazon Studios project, claims that the re-imagining of the 2014 film will put visceral sensations front and center. Apr 7, 2021
Take Me To The River (2016) director Matt Sobel will shoot the Amazon Studios project, which revolves around twin brothers who are sent to stay with their mother, only to suspect the woman all bandaged up is an imposter.
The psychological thriller will be executive produced by Watts, alongside the original movie s filmmakers Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, reports Variety.