THE TURNING Trailer

Maybe you’ve heard of a little novella called The Turn of the Screw? Well, it’s been adapted for The Turning, the latest from director Floria Sigismondi.

In case you haven’t, it’s one of the classic psychological horror stories. A good old “is it happening or is it in their head” mystery, and of course it takes place in an isolated, gargantuan estate. This time it’s a nanny that might be losing it while she cares for two orphaned children. The kids are, of course, disturbed in their own right (losing your parents will do that), and while the nanny was prepared for some difficult times, she wasn’t ready for a disembodied hand to crawl up her back.

They’re obviously playing a little fast and loose with the plot (they did move it to modern times), which means Sigismondi will have quite a bit of leeway in how she approaches the movie. Primarily a music video director doing everything from Marilyn Manson’s “The Beautiful People” to Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors”, it’s hard to pin down just how weird she might make this, and her one feature, 2010’s The Runaways, is such a different animal that it doesn’t provide any hints for this.

What we do know is she got a solid cast for this small group freak out, with Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire, Tully) as the nanny while Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things, It) and Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project) are the kids.

It’s a big task taking on a literary classic, so hopefully this group was up for the challenge.

The Turning is directed by Floria Sigismondi and stars Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, and Brooklynn Prince. It will be released in the US on January 24th, 2020. For international release dates, click here.

Do you think they’ll pull off this adaptation? Let us know in the comments!