Remember the 2018 Oscars? Amy Adams was nominated for Vice and there was a time early in the season when we talked about the possibility of her winning because of the 6 nominations that she had amassed so far. That was of course before the Golden Globes when Regina King won for If Beale Street Could Talk on her way to the Oscar podium. Even then some said well King isn't nominated for SAG, Adams is bound to win there and start her narrative, Emily Blunt won for A Quiet Place, and at BAFTA Rachel Weisz won for The Favourite. Then we all looked at what’s next for Amy. For sure that would be her Oscar vehicle. Adams has given many great performances and is an actress who deserves to have an Oscar on her mantle.
The Woman in the Window was next...
Prestige director: ✅
Best selling novel: ✅
Adapted by a renowned Pulitzer prize winning playwright and respected actor: ✅
She plays the titular character: ✅
Supported by previous Oscar winners and nominees: ✅
Premium fall release date: ✅
The film is directed by Joe Wright and co-starring Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore and Jennifer Jason Leigh and adapted for the screen by Tracy Letts. The story is a mashup of Gone Girl and Rear Window, with Adams playing an agoraphobic, alcoholic developmental psychologist who befriends her new across-the-street neighbor, played by Moore. Or so she thought. Something is not right. Check out the trailer.
So...
We were all set for this to be Adams’ Oscar vehicle, then the problems began.
The New Yorker revealed that Daniel Mallory, who wrote the novel under the pseudonym A.J. Finn had spent years lying to colleagues in the publishing industry. Then there were rumours that test screening audiences were confused. The studio behind the film, Fox 2000, was shuttered in the fallout from the Disney - Fox merger. Disney moved the film from its October 2019 slot and ordered a retooling with re-shoots. The movie was re-scheduled for May 2020. But with all that is happening in the world right now, that date is not possible for release anymore. Today it was announced that The Woman in the Window has been delayed indefinitely. Obviously this latest delay does not reflect on the quality of the film as most cinemas across the world are closed.
All eyes now on Hillbilly Elegy for Adams' possible awards run.