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The feature film Cape Fear is being reimagined into a web series for Apple TV+. The new show will be headlined by Javier Barden, while Nick Antosca will be its writer and showrunner. Oscar winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are also on board the upcoming series as executive producers.
Here's all you need to know about the thriller series. Javier Bardem to star in Cape Fear seriesBardem is the only actor announced from the cast so far for Cape Fear. The No Country for Old Men actor is also an executive producer on the project with Scorsese and Spielberg.
According to the official release from Apple TV+, the series will revolve around "a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison." The thriller series, which will consist of 10 episodes, will also focus on America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. Bardem was recently seen in the Netflix anthology drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, where he played José Menendez in the hit second season.
He voices one of the main characters alongside Nicole Kidman and Rachel Zegler in the upcoming Netflix animated film Spellbound, releasing on November 22. Earlier this year, the Oscar winner was also part of the global blockbuster Dune: Part Two as Stilgar and will be starring in Apple Original Films F1 with Brad Pitt and Damson Idris in 2025. ALSO READ: Ryan Murphy’s Monsters Anthology On Menendez Brothers, Starring Javier Bardem, To Release On This Date About the Cape Fear filmsThe previous Cape Fear films were adapted from John D MacDonald's novel The Executioners.
The first adaptation was released in 1962 and starred Gregory Peck. The 1991 remake was directed by Scorsese and produced by Spielberg. The film starred Robert De Niro as Max Cady, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, and Juliette Lewis.
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