Everything You Need to Know About The Turning Movie (2020): Jan. 11, 2020 - added Barbara Marten as actor to movie credits - Movie Insider (original) (raw)

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Plot Outline: Set a mysterious estate where newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles.

Who's Involved:

Roy Lee, Brooklynn Prince, Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Floria Sigismondi, Barbara Marten, Kim Adis, Alfre Woodard, Doug Davison, John Middleton, Joely Richardson, Rose Leslie, Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes, Scott Bernstein, Seth William Meier, John Powers Middleton, Niall Greig Fulton, Denna Thomsen

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Rating Reason: terror, violence, disturbing images, brief strong language and some suggestive content

Runtime: N/A

Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

The Turning takes us to a mysterious estate in the Maine countryside, where newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.

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Who stars in The Turning: Cast List

Who's making The Turning: Crew List

A look at the The Turning behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Floria Sigismondi last directed The Runaways. The film's writer Chad Hayes last wrote The Conjuring 2 and San Andreas 3D.

Producers

Scott Bernstein
Doug Davison
Roy Lee
John Middleton

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Production: What we know about The Turning?

Key Facts

  1. From writers Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes (The Conjuring), The Turning is produced by Scott Bernstein (Straight Outta Compton, Ride Along 2) and Roy Lee (It, The Lego Movie).
  2. The movie was just weeks away from beginning filming, but DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg pulled the plug because he didn't like director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and writer Scott Z. Burns' rewrite (Hollywood Reporter, 9/21/16).
  3. Inspired by the 1898 Henry James gothic ghost story.
  4. Based on "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2019 - January: The film was set to Completed status.
  2. 2018 - March: The film was set to Production status.
  3. 2017 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production status.

    Production is expected to start in the first quarter of 2018.

  4. 2016 - September: The film was set to Development status.

    Back in development. Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has left the project.

  5. 2016 - August: The film was set to Development status.

Q&A Asked about The Turning

Jan. 22, 2020

Is it about ghosts?

Feb. 8, 2020

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