Mila Kunis to Star and Produce NIGHTWATCHING, a Chilling Thriller Adaptation From Scott Free
Mila Kunis has lined up her next big screen project, and it’s shaping up to be a tense, nerve-rattling ride. Kunis is set to star in and produce Nightwatching, an adaptation of Tracy Sierra’s acclaimed debut novel, with Adam Schindler and Brian Netto directing.
The film is being developed under Scott Free Productions with Ridley Scott producing, along with international distribution coming from Amazon MGM Studios.
The screenplay was originally written by Laura Moss and Brendan J. O’Brien, with the current draft handled by TJ Cimfel and David White. Production is set to kick off at the end of January and will take advantage of the California tax incentive program, keeping the shoot stateside.
Sierra’s novel won the Spring 2024 Jimmy Fallon Book Club and centers on a mother named Lee whose world shatters during a brutal winter storm. She wakes to find an intruder in her home, and what should’ve been a normal night spirals into a desperate fight to keep her children alive.
As fear sets in, doubt creeps closer, forcing Lee to question who’s really in her house and why. The story leans hard into atmosphere and paranoia, exploring how quickly the idea of safety can collapse and what a parent is capable of when everything is on the line.
Kunis continues to balance acting and producing. She was most recently seen as part of the ensemble in Wake Up Dead Man, the latest entry in Knives Out franchise. On the producing side, she’s been pushing into new territory with Web3 animated projects like Stoner Cats, The Gimmicks, and Armored Kingdom.
Directors Schindler and Netto, known collectively as Type AB, recently delivered Netflix’s #1 worldwide thriller Don’t Move. They’re also attached to direct Every House is Haunted, adapted from the novel by Ian Rogers, with Sam Raimi and Roy Lee producing.
Scott Free’s slate remains packed with high-profile projects, including Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut The Chronology of Water, Trap House directed by Michael Dowse and starring Dave Bautista, and Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars for 20th Century Studios.
Source: Deadline