The remake of the psychological thriller hit from the early 1990s is taking on more and more concrete forms: It is now clear who will appear in the remake alongside “Longlegs” leading actress Maika Monroe.
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Last year, she appeared in the “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka” as Hera Syndulla – a loving mother who is also a heroic flying ace. But in the 2000s, Mary Elizabeth Winstead first developed a reputation as a modern scream queen: She starred in the horror series “Wolf Lake” as well as in the films “Ring 2”, “Final Destination 3” and “Black Christmas”. . Her part in the Quentin Tarantino slasher “Death Proof” is particularly memorable.
After the noughties, Winstead still sporadically returned to the horror genre, for example with the sci-fi horror prequel “The Thing”, the absurd vampire action “Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter” or the sci-fi horror thriller “10 Cloverfield”. Lane”. And as has now been announced, she will once again live up to her scream queen roots this decade: ‘Ahsoka’ star Mary Elizabeth Winstead will star in the remake of the classic psychological thriller ‘The hand on the cradle“Play along!
This is what awaits us with “The Hand on the Cradle”
In the remake of the nerve-racking box office hit from 1992, a horror veteran who has been established for over two decades meets an actress who can be described as a modern horror icon with a clear conscience. Because There are two female leads in “The Hand on the Cradle” – and one of them was only recently cast Maika Monroe confirmed (FILMSTARTS reported).
Monroe celebrated her breakthrough with the horror thriller “It Follows”, after which she took on a few more thriller roles. She received particularly great attention for her role as a taciturn FBI investigator in “Longlegs,” which combines occult horror and serial killer thriller. In “The Hand on the Cradle,” Monroe will once again be seen as a nanny who quickly turns out to be a frightening nuisance for his boss. The following trailer for the psychological thriller classic gives you an insight into the story (although we can of course only speculate how closely the remake will be based on the original):
In the original by “8 Mile” director Curtis Hanson, the part soon filled by Monroe was played by Rebecca De Mornay. Loud Deadline Hollywood Meanwhile, Winstead takes on the role of the increasingly troubled mother played by Annabella Sciorra in the 90s thriller.
If you want to watch the original to get in the mood for the remake, unfortunately you can’t rely on streaming at the moment. However, you can now buy “The Hand on the Cradle” on DVD for a reasonable price:
“The Hand on the Cradle”: The original on DVD at Amazon*
Written by “Avatar: The Way Of Water” co-author Amanda Silver, the 90s thriller made almost twelve times its $11.9 million budget at the box office alone! This makes it one of the most profitable films of its year, especially since “The Hand on the Cradle” also turned out to be a gigantic hit at video stores.
While the original was produced by Disney’s now defunct adult label Hollywood Pictures, the remake is being produced by 20th Century Studios. This time the screenplay comes from Micah Bloomberg, co-creator of the Prime Video thriller series “Homecoming”. He also wrote the script for the BDSM psychological thriller “Sanctuary,” in which “The Substance” star Margaret Qualley plays a dominatrix who is unwilling to let her rich regular client Hal (Christopher Abbott) go.
Meanwhile, he is directing the “The Hand on the Cradle” remake Michelle Garza Cerverawhose feature film debut “The Bone Woman“ represents a mixture of psychological and body horror and won over 40 awards – including the award for best feature film debut at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival. In short: Some names with great experience in the genre have already been found for the new edition of the 90s hit, which is as popular as it is hotly controversial due to its depiction of female psyche.
And while we wait with you eagerly for more details about the film, we suggest you sweeten the waiting time with another 90s thriller. Because a real genre milestone will soon finally receive the home cinema upgrade that fans have been eagerly awaiting:
Soon razor-sharp in the home cinema: The third best thriller of all time – according to German audiences
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