'And this is a story about a woman who manages to overcome her own fears, and leave them behind her.THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A.J. 'What I hope people will take away from this is a sense that our own fears can incarcerate us,' the filmmaker added.

'There's an enjoyment in not knowing what's going on, but at the same time, you have to give the audience something to hold on to - you have to lead them through the labyrinth of mystery and fear.'ĭespite the setbacks, Wright, 48, told EW he was 'very interested to see how people respond to the film and I can't wait for its release.' 'So we had to go back and clarify certain points, but I think also we tried to make sure we didn't oversimplify anything and make things too clear,' he added. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, the movie's director, Joe Wright, said of the long process of making the film that included reshoots: 'There were some plot points that people found a bit confusing - I would say possibly too opaque maybe.' RELATED VIDEO: Book Bag: PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Editors Share Their Top Book Picks The 'Confusing' Test Screenings The outlet also said Mallory admitted to lying about teaching at and receiving a doctorate from Oxford University, his mother dying from cancer, his brother dying by suicide, and more.īelow, PEOPLE takes a look at some of the hurdles The Woman in the Window - starring Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Brian Tyree Henry, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Wyatt Russell and Anthony Mackie - overcame to become a hotly-anticipated new Netflix film.Įugene Gologursky/Getty The Woman in the Window author Dan Mallory, a.k.a. 'I felt intensely ashamed of my psychological struggles - they were my scariest, most sensitive secret,' a statement from Mallory read at the time, according to The New Yorker. Finn (real name: Dan Mallory), the film adaptation has been plagued with challenges since its genesis, from reshoots and release-date pushbacks to a move from theaters to Netflix.īut there is also much in the author's own backstory, including, as covered in a 2019 profile by The New Yorker, Mallory's claims that he previously lied about having cancer, after his mother was afflicted with the illness when he was a teenager. The Woman in the Window has finally hit Netflix - but the wild story behind the film's journey to the streaming giant might be even more compelling than the plot itself.īased on the 2018 novel of the same name by A. Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix Amy Adams in The Woman in the Window

The woman in the window author