HBO’s Kate Winslet-led Mare of Easttown series was a streaming phenomenon during the pandemic. It scored high viewership numbers as well as bagged 16 Emmy nominations, ultimately winning 4. Now, from the same creator, Brad Ingelsby, comes another project starring one heavyweight of the acting world and one rumored-to-be superhero, Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney respectively. This time it’s a film titled Echo Valley and it will be all about the mother-daughter bond the two actresses share on-screen.
Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Board Echo Valley
Variety reports that the Brad Ingelsby-created Echo Valley film will stream on Apple TV+. As per the outlet, the movie will be a thriller as Claire (Sydney Sweeney) will seemingly commit a murder one night and go to her mother Kate (Julianne Moore) for help. Here’s the plot synopsis according to the site:
“‘Echo Valley’ will follow Oscar-winner Moore as Kate Garrett, a woman reeling from a personal tragedy who spends her days boarding and training horses on the secluded and picturesque Echo Valley Farm. Late one night, her wayward daughter Claire (the Emmy-nominated heat-seeker Sweeney) arrives at her doorstep, frightened, trembling, and covered in someone else’s blood. From that simple premise, ‘Echo Valley’ becomes a heart-pounding thriller about just how far a mother will go to save her child.”
Michael Pearce, whose filmography contains projects like Encounter and Beast, will direct the script. Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, Kevin Walsh, and Ingelsby himself will produce the film. Nicole Jordan-Webber, Rebecca Feuer, and Scott Greenberg will executive produce it. Variety reports that production will begin in the summer of 2023.
Echo Valley will join other prestigious productions at Apple, like Killers of the Flower Moon, which will see Martin Scorsese-Leonardo DiCaprio team up as well as Casey Affleck and Matt Damon’s The Instigators. Apart from this, there’s also Joaquin Phoenix and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon film in production.
Fans React To Julianne Moore and Sydney Sweeney Teaming Up
Social media buzz for the upcoming Echo Valley film is positive. Fans of Sweeney are happy that their favorite actor has bagged a prestigious project beside a titan of the acting world like Julianne Moore. As for general audiences, the name tag of Brad Ingelsby has inspired confidence in the upcoming film due to his track record with Mare of Easttown. But that’s not all. Plenty of Moore’s fans also can’t wait to see her again in a thrilling movie.
Here are some of the fan reactions:
You had me at "Mare of Easttown".
— Corey Wooten 🧩 (@CoreyWooten95) March 8, 2023
Creator of Mare? Say less I’ll be in attendance https://t.co/4zMsq7Z6HH
— Allen (@NoTestie) March 9, 2023
Again, Sydney Sweeney’s career is just beginning. Deal with it haters😏😊😌 https://t.co/B8Bf64EoO8
— Sansalance (@sansalance) March 8, 2023
Anything with Sydney Sweeney, I’m in https://t.co/dyUeoRXUOT
— Colton Steiner™ 🎙️ (@s_colton) March 8, 2023
Julianne Moore! I will be there day 1 https://t.co/SETtoa7qtV
— Mr. All Weddings No Marriage 🥂🍹🕺🏾 (@Theromiehomie) March 8, 2023
It’s assumed that Sweeney will come to the project fresh off filming Madame Web where she is rumored to be playing Julia Carpenter/ Spider-Woman. As for Moore, this is her third collaboration with Apple Studios after Sharper and Lisey’s Story. No release date for Echo Valley has been announced, but it’s speculated that the movie could arrive in mid-2024.
Source: Variety
