Amy Adams is set to star in and executive produce ‘Cape Fear’.
Amy Adams has joined the cast of ‘Cape Fear’
The 50-year-old actress is poised to star alongside Javier Bardem in the new Apple TV series, which is being executive produced by Hollywood icons Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.
Amy will play a character called Anna, an attorney who is married to another attorney named Tom, in the series.
Amy’s character faces a terrifying scenario when Max Cady, a character from her past, played by Javier, emerges from prison and threatens to disrupt her life.
The role of Tom, Amy’s on-screen husband, has yet to be cast.
The ‘Cape Fear’ remake is being written by Nick Antosca, while Javier is also serving as an executive producer on the project.
‘Cape Fear’ is based on John D. MacDonald’s novel ‘The Executioners’.
The novel actually inspired a 1962 film adaptation starring Gregory Peck, as well as Scorsese’s 1991 remake of the same name.
Apple TV is framing the upcoming series as an exploration of America’s obsession with true crime stories in the 21st century.
Meanwhile, Amy recently confessed to being “very naive” during her early years in Hollywood.
The actress has enjoyed a hugely successful career in the movie business – but Amy initially struggled with self-doubts and vulnerabilities.
The ‘Junebug’ star told Variety: “I was just very naive, and I think I was really afraid to show any truth or darkness about the flip side of the human experience.
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