Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterNaomi 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.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..
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