Patrick Wilson is joining Amy Adams and Javier Bardem in the upcoming Apple TV+ “Cape Fear” adaptation.
From creator and showrunner Nick Antosca and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, “Cape Fear” follows a happily married couple whose lives are turned upside down when a notorious killer from their past gets out of prison. Adams will play the wife, Anna, while Bardem will play the killer. Wilson’s role has yet to be officially disclosed.
Apple describes the 10-episode series as a “tense, Hitchcockian thriller” and an “examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.”
“Cape Fear” is based on the John D. MacDonald novel “The Executioners,” as well as Gregory Peck and Scorsese’s films, from 1962 and 1991, respectively. The new series hails from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Spielberg’s Amblin Television. Adass and Bardem are also executive producers on the project, alongside Antosca, Alex Hedlund for Eat The Cat, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey for Amblin Television.
Wilson is an Emmy-nominated actor best known for his roles in HBO’s “Angels in America,” the 2004 “Phantom of the Opera” film, “Watchmen,” “The A-Team” and the “Insidious” horror franchise. On Broadway, he received two Tony nominations for his roles in “Oklahoma!” and “The Full Monty.” He’s also in both “Aquaman” movies and will next be seen in “The Conjuring: Last Rites” and Noah Baumbach’s next film, “Jay Kelly.”
Wilson is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, Gretchen Rush, and Hanson, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Sloane LLP.
