Amy Adams potentially transforms into a canine in the new Nightbitch trailer
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Emmy-nominated actress Amy Adams is taking on an unconventional role in the upcoming film, Nightbitch. Instead of playing a fairy-tale princess or a crackling journalist, she stars as a woman who might be transforming into a canine.
The first trailer has dropped, demonstrating the movie's blend of comedy and domestic horror, with a dash of supernatural weirdness. Nightbitch is described as a "satirical fairy tale," and it certainly embraces the enigmatic dog question at the heart of the story.
Rachel Yoder's 2021 best-seller serves as the base for Marielle Heller's film. Heller, who penned the Nightbitch screenplay and directed the movie, is no stranger to narratives about complex women. Her previous works, like Can You Ever Forgive Me? and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, spotlight troubled females navigating their way through life. Nightbitch, however, appears to be her most daring venture yet – the tagline being "Motherhood is a different beast."
Adams, a six-time Oscar nominee, serves as the perfect focal point for this journey of self-discovery and examination of the pressure new mothers face to maintain happiness amidst sky-high responsibilities. (By the way, Scoot McNair co-stars as the husband who should probably exercise more caution with his words.)
Heller's previous projects have involved narratives of challenging women, such as Can You Ever Forgive Me? boasting Melissa McCarthy as a desperate author resorting to forgery and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood centering around a distressed writer (and a well-known television personality) in Mr. Rogers' biopic. However, Nightbitch promises to be her most edgy work yet.
The cast includes Jessica Harper, famous for her roles in Suspiria and Phantom of the Paradise, Zoë Chao (The Afterparty), Mary Holland (Happiest Season), Archana Rajan, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, and Emmett James Snowden. The film will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival soon before hitting theaters in a limited release on December 6.
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- The upcoming film, Nightbitch, starring Amy Adams, minimalizes the expectation of typical roles such as fairy-tale princesses or journalists, as Adams plays a woman who might be turning into a dog in a blend of comedy, domestic horror, and supernatural weirdness.
- As the film's writer and director, Marielle Heller, who has previously delved into the complexities of women through movies like Can You Ever Forgive Me? and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, is poised to offer a unique perspective on empowerment and motherhood, giving rise to the tagline "Motherhood is a different beast."
- io9 reports that Nightbitch's trailer-frenzy has created a surge of interest in the movie, featuring commentary on its satirical fairy tale premise and embracing the enigmatic question of Adams' transforming character.
- Films like Nightbitch, with its diverse cast (Jessica Harper, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, and Emmett James Snowden), might usher in a new era of strange and empowering narratives, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival before its limited release on December 6.