Over the course of her profession, Maika Monroe has emerged as one among our most dependable trendy scream queens. Between “The Visitor,” “It Follows,” “Watcher,” “Greta,” “Villains,” “Longlegs,” “Tau,” and lots of extra, whenever you see her identify in horror film credit, you’ll be able to normally wager that Monroe would be the blood-soaked closing woman we’re all cheering for to the bitter finish.
In order that makes it all of the extra attention-grabbing that, for her subsequent horror function, a remake of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 horror hit “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” (which starred Rebecca De Mornay and Annabella Sciorra), Monroe is that this time enjoying the baddie. Per the movie‘s official synopsis: “Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as Caitlin Morales, an upscale suburban mother who brings a brand new nanny, Polly Murphy (Maika Monroe), into her dwelling, solely to find she isn’t the individual she claims to be.”
When you’ve seen Hanson’s movie or are in any respect acquainted with its idea, you understand that the nanny isn’t our sympathetic heroine right here. She’s the one doing the rocking (of all types! bodily, mentally, and emotionally!) and upending the lives of a seemingly good and regular suburban household. What a scrumptious twist for Monroe.
The remake, directed by “Huesera: The Bone Lady” filmmaker Michelle Garza Cervera will arrive on Hulu simply in time for Halloween. It additionally stars Raúl Castillo, Martin Starr, Mileiah Vega, Riki Lindhome, and Shannon Cochran, and is written by Micah Bloomberg based mostly on a screenplay by Amanda Silver. The producers are Michael Schaefer, Mike LaRocca, and Ted Subject, and the manager producers are Michael Napoliello, Maria Frisk, and Seth William Meier.
“The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” will begin streaming on Hulu on Wednesday, October 22. Take a look at the movie’s first trailer beneath.
