Patrick Wilson (the Conjuring franchise, FX’s Fargo) is joining Javier Bardem and Amy Adams in the upcoming Cape Fear series.
It is an adaptation of the two previous Cape Fear films from 1991 and 1962, which in turn were based on The Executioners, John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel.
Wilson will play Tom Bowden, an attorney married to fellow lawyer Anna (Adams). The role had been played by Gregory Peck in the first film version, and Nick Nolte in the second.
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As with the films, the Cape Fear series will follow what unfolds after killer Max Cady (Bardem) is released from prison and seeks out the Bowdens, whom he blames for his sentence.
The show will add a 21st century touch by also exploring America’s current true-crime obsession.
Spielberg and Scorsese — who produced and directed the 1991 film that starred Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange — are also executive producers along with Antosca’s Eat the Cat partner Alex Hedlund, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey of Spielberg’s Amblin TV, Bardem and Adams.
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Universal Studio Group’s UCP, where Antosca has overall deal, and Amblin Television are producing.
