Variety first reported that Goodnight Mommy would get remade in April 2021, with Naomi Watts starring in the titular role and serving as an executive producer. Matt Sobel directed the remake from a script written by Kyle Warren with David Kaplan, Joshua Astrachan, Valery Guibal, and Nicolas Brigaud-Robert producing. Sobel told Variety:
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2014s Goodnight Mommy became a cult classic in Austria, which first had its debut at the Venice Film Festival. It received positive reviews and was selected as the Austrian entry for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards, though it did not receive a nomination. The original film was written and directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz, who also serve as executive producers for the remake. The cult classic’s main consensus on Rotten Tomatoes is “Dark, violent, and drenched in dread, Goodnight Mommy is perfect for extreme horror enthusiasts – or filmgoers who prefer to watch between splayed fingers.”
After the Goodnight Mommy’s trailer was released, horror fans are anticipating the release, wondering if it will be anything like the original or steer in a different direction. Here is everything we know about Goodnight Mommy.
Goodnight Mommy: The Plot
2022s Goodnight Mommy’s synopsis reads:
The trailer promises a terrifying discovery as the twin brothers seek the answer to if the woman with bandages is even their mother and what her intentions are. Will the twins find out the truth about their so-called mother?
There have been discussions about whether 2022s Goodnight Mommy will follow the same storyline as the Austrian version, which fans hope for. 2014s Goodnight Mommy begins at a slower pace, but tensions build with its terrifying and unsettling scenes. The 2014 version is also known for being extremely dark and twisted, a film only true horror fans can handle. 2022s Goodnight Mommy will undoubtedly follow in those footsteps based on the trailer of the psychological thriller with hopes that it too will be extremely dark and twisted as well.
Goodnight Mommy: The Cast
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The cast of Goodnight Mommy includes two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts playing the Mother of the twins. She’s been in a variety of films showing viewers and critics her wide acting range from comedic to dramatic and horror roles. Her most notable horror film is 2002’s cult classic, The Ring, and the sequel. It became a film that helped pave the way for English remakes of Asian horror films. Watts also starred in 2007s Funny Games, a psychological thriller that was an American remake, with many viewers talking after the movie premiered.
The cast additionally includes Peter Hermann as the Father, Crystal Lucas-Perry as Sandy, and Jeremy Bobb as a character named Gary. While there is not much information about those characters, and they were not shown in the trailer, it is worth noting that their characters will be just as important in Goodnight Mommy.
