Mary Elizabeth Winstead to affix Maika Monroe in the upcoming remake of ’90s basic The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

Deadline reviews that Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in negotiations to star alongside Maika Monroe in the upcoming remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.

The twentieth Century Studios undertaking is a brand new tackle the 1992 thriller, which starred Rebecca De Mornay and Anna Bella Sciorra. When Claire Bartel (Sciorra) is assaulted by her physician, she reviews him to the police, however he kills himself to keep away from being arrested. The physician’s pregnant spouse, Peyton (De Mornay), has a miscarriage and is pushed mad with rage. Posing as a nanny for the Bartel household, she decides to tear Claire’s life aside by seducing her husband and murdering her. Maika Monroe will likely be enjoying the De Mornay function in the remake, whereas Winstead will likely be entering into the Sciorra function.

Michelle Garza Cervera will direct The Hand That Rocks the Cradle remake from a script by Micah Bloomberg.

Winstead was not too long ago seen starring alongside husband Ewan McGregor in A Gentleman in Moscow, Paramount+’s adaptation of Amor Towles’ best-selling novel. McGregor stars as Count Alexander Rostov, who finds himself on the mistaken facet of historical past in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. Spared speedy execution, he’s banished by a Soviet tribunal to the attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol and threatened with demise if he ever units foot outdoors once more.

Winstead additionally appeared in Star Wars: Ahsoka as Hera Syndulla, the Rebel chief who first appeared in Star Wars: Rebels. It was initially unsure whether or not or not the collection would get a second season, however star Rosario Dawson was greater than able to return. “I’m absolutely putting it out into the universe,” Dawson stated. “We’re joking about it, but I’m manifesting it because I feel like I helped Dave [Filoni, Star Wars mastermind and Ahsoka Tano’s co-creator] manifest this role. So I’m ready. I’m excited. I’m willing. I got my ice-packs ready to go for Season 2 and beyond! I would not be mad at that.” Earlier this 12 months, Lucasfilm formally confirmed that Dave Filoni was growing one other season. However, the collection might want to recast one main function: Baylan Skoll, the former Jedi performed so fantastically by the late Ray Stevenson.