Naomi Watts to lead remake of Austrian psychological thriller Goodnight Mommy
Starring Susanne Wuest in the lead, 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.
Share Via Email
| A+A A- By PTI
LOS ANGELES:
Hollywood star Naomi Watts will topline the remake of Austrian psychological thriller Goodnight Mommy for Amazon Studios.
The English-language remake will be helmed by Take Me To The River director Matt Sobel, as per Variety.
Kyle Warren penned the script for the film, which will be produced by David Kaplan, Joshua Astrachan, Valery Guibal and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert.
Goodnight Mommy Remake Adds Naomi Watts
✖
Goodnight Mommy is moving forward at Amazon Studios with Naomi Watts attached to star, per
Variety. Funnily enough, this isn t the first time Watts will be starring in an English-language remake of an Austrian horror movie, having previously starred in the remake of
Funny Games, though that film has the distinction of being directed by original director Michael Haneke. Matt Sobel (
Take Me To The River) is directing the film from a script by Kyle Warren.
Variety details that the film 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 eventually explodes with irreparable and heartbreaking consequences.
Naomi Watts to lead remake of Austrian movie ‘Goodnight Mommy’
Updated:
Updated:
April 07, 2021 13:01 IST
The original 2014 movie had become a cult classic, and was selected as the Austrian entry for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards
Share Article
Naomi Watts
The original 2014 movie had become a cult classic, and was selected as the Austrian entry for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards
Naomi Watts will topline the remake of Austrian psychological thriller “Goodnight Mommy” for Amazon Studios.
The English-language remake will be helmed by “Take Me To The River” director Matt Sobel, as per
Variety.
Kyle Warren penned the script for the film, which will be produced by David Kaplan, Joshua Astrachan, Valery Guibal and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert.
Naomi Watts to star in remake of cult hit Goodnight Mommy for Amazon
SECTIONS
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2021, 06:19 PM IST
Share
Getty Images
Watts will also serve as an executive producer along with the original film s directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz.
Related
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Naomi Watts will topline the remake of Austrian psychological thriller Goodnight Mommy for Amazon Studios.
The English-language remake will be helmed by Take Me To The River director Matt Sobel, as per Variety.
Kyle Warren penned the script for the film, which will be produced by David Kaplan, Joshua Astrachan, Valery Guibal and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert.
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.