Having recently gained acclaim in the horror-thriller Nightbitch, genre fans are thrilled to learn that Academy Award nominee Amy Adams has joined the cast of Universal’s Cape Fear television adaption.
Adams will portray the leading role of Anna Bowden, alongside Javier Bardem, as the villainous Max Cady. Although, we still don’t know who has been cast as Adams’ husband Tom Bowden.
An official logline describes the series as follows:
“A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna and Tom Bowden when Max Cady, a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.”
The project, spearheaded by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, will be the second reimagining of 1962’s Cape Fear. Initially based on the 1958 novel The Executioners, Scorsese remade the film to enormous success in 1991. According to official sources, Adams and Bardem are also aboard as producers.
Nick Antosca will act as Cape Fear’s showrunner, bringing his lengthy experience with genre television to the project. Perhaps best known for his work on Chucky and Channel Zero, Antosca has also produced The Act, Hannibal, and Teen Wolf.
With two major stars in place, we’re expecting to hear a lot more about this adaption soon.
We’ll keep our ear to the ground and bring you any further updates as soon as we can.
