Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joining Maika Monroe in ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ Remake

We recently learned that Maika Monroe has been set to star in a fresh take on The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and Deadline reports this week that Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey) is now in talks to co-star in the upcoming remake for 20th Century Studios.

Michelle Garza Cervera, who came onto the scene last year with the incredible horror movie Huesera: The Bone Woman, will direct the new movie for 20th Century Studios.

The Hollywood Reporter details, “The project adapts the 1992 thriller originally distributed by Buena Vista Pictures and directed by Curtis Hanson. Rebecca De Mornay starred as a twisted widow who, distraught over losing her own baby, insinuates herself into a family as their nanny, with the ultimate goal of taking the kids and the husband for herself.”

“The project is seen as a two-hander and sources say that Maika Monroe [was] the first choice for the role of the nanny,” The Hollywood Reporter also noted in a recent report.

Micah Bloomberg wrote the screenplay for the upcoming remake.

Producers include Ted Field, Michael Schaefer and Mike Larocca.

Watch the trailer for the original The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992) below.