The Woman in the Windowis finally almost here.
After a number of setbacks delayed the film’s release, director Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) joined starsAmy Adams,Julianna Moore,Anthony Mackie, Wyatt Russell and Fred Hechinger for a Q&A on Thursday to debut the newest trailer for theNetflixthriller.
The film stars Adams, 46, as agoraphobic child psychologist Anna Fox who finds herself observing the picture perfect family across the street through the windows of her New York City brownstone. Suddenly, her life takes a turn for the worst when she witnesses a brutal crime, and no one seems to believe her. The film is based on A.J. Finn’s popular 2018 novel of the same name, and follows Adams' character as she discovers shocking secrets and realizes nothing and no one are what they seem. The psychological thriller also stars the film’s screenwriter Tracy Letts,Gary Oldman, Brian Tyree Henry andJennifer Jason Leigh.
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“I’ve been a fan of psychological thrillers throughout the years,” Adams, 46, said in the virtual press preview. “I loved how we looked at Anna as someone who was struggling with so much darkness… and it was just a really interesting approach to the thriller.”
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Wright said he always wanted to do a thriller, and that Adams' character drew him to the project.
“I’m interested in the kind of idea that we all create our own reality,” he said.
Moore, 60, said she admired the genuine connection between her and Adams' characters, and gushed about the actor’s talent.
“The way [Adams] anchors this entire film, she carries it with so much emotion, so much tension, so much truth,“The Kids Are Alrightstar said.
The Woman in the Windowpremieres May 14 on Netflix.
source: people.com
