The Hand That Rocks the Cradle being remade with Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Maika Monroe

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The original film starred Rebecca De Mornay and Annabella Sciorra and follows a woman, played by De Mornay, who after her sex-offender husband gets caught in the act and kills himself, embarks on a mission of vengeance against one of her husband’s victims and the woman’s family. Monroe will step into the role made famous by De Mornay, while Winstead will play the role originated by Sciorra.

The original screenplay was written by Amanda Silver and the film was executive produced by Rick Jaffa; the duo later became the writing team of Jaffa/Silver (Jurassic Park, Planet of the Apes).

Ted Field will produce the new film through Radar Pictures along with Michael Schaefer and Mike Larocca, who will produce through Department M. Michael Napoliello and Maria Frisk are overseeing for Radar.

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