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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
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.
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The last several years have been quite good to the horror genre, with movies from both the Hollywood space and other countries having contributed to this ârenaissanceâ period. As an example of the latter, 2015 saw the wide release of
Goodnight Mommy, an Austrian psychological horror movie that scored a lot of positive reception, including being named one of the Top 5 Foreign Language Films of 2015 by the National Board of Review. Well, wordâs come in that Amazon now has a remake of
Goodnight Mommy in the works.
Naomi Watts, whoâs no stranger to horror thanks to playing Rachel Keller in
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Naomi Watts is set to star in another horror remake.
The star of “The Ring” will headline and executive produce the English-language remake of the hit Austrian psychological thriller “Goodnight Mommy,” set up at Amazon Studios.
According to Variety, Amazon is crafting the redo with 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.
Matt Sobel (“Take Me To The River”) directs from a Kyle Warren script.
“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 children, that eventually explodes with irrep