SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN: Actor Javier Bardem arrives at the Maria Cristina Hotel during the 72nd San … [+]
Another day, another reboot.
Apple TV+ has greenlit the 10-episode thriller Cape Fear from creator Nick Antosca (The Act, A Friend of the Family) and Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Headlined by Javier Bardem, Cape Fear is based on both the novel The Executioners, which inspired the Universal Pictures feature of the same name with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum in 1962, as well as the 1991 remake directed by Scorsese.
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Robert De Niro smokes a cigar in a scene from the film ‘Cape Fear’, 1991. (Photo by Universal/Getty … [+]
The logline: In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.
Cape Fear is executive produced by Spielberg, who produced the 1991 film, alongside Scorsese. Creator Antosca will executive produce alongside Alex Hedlund for Eat The Cat; and, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey will executive produce alongside Spielberg for Amblin Television.
No additional casting has been announced at press time.
Javier Bardem will also soon be seen in Apple Original Films’ feature F1, set to premiere in theaters globally on June 25, 2025.
