The Turning is a 2020 American supernatural horror film directed by Floria Sigismondi and written by Carey W. Hayes and Chad Hayes. It is a modern adaptation of the 1898 ghost story The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. The film stars Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, and Joely Richardson, and follows a young governess in 1994 who is hired to watch over two children after their parents' deaths.
The film first entered development in March 2016 and was described as a passion project for Steven Spielberg, who executive produced, wanting to be involved in a horror film again. The adaptation went through two phases of production: first as Haunted with Juan Carlos Fresnadillo attached as director, then as The Turning with Sigismondi. Filming took place at Killruddery House, County Wicklow, Ireland from February through April 2018.
The Turning had its world premiere at Los Angeles Film Festival on January 23, 2020, and was theatrically released in the United States on January 24, 2020 by Universal Pictures. The film grossed $18 million worldwide and was panned by critics and audiences.
Cast
- Mackenzie Davis as Kate Mandell
- Finn Wolfhard as Miles Fairchild
- Brooklynn Prince as Flora Fairchild
- Joely Richardson as Darla Mandell[6]
- Barbara Marten as Mrs. Grose
- Mark Huberman as Bert
- Niall Greig Fulton as Peter Quint
- Denna Thomsen as Miss Jessel
- Kim Adis as Rose
- Karen Egan as Nancy
- Darlene Garr as Holly
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