Amy Adams' upcoming thriller The Woman In The Window will mark the end of an era for Fox. The movie is based on The Woman In The Window book by A.J. Finn and stars Amy Adams as an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed the murder of her neighbor Jane (Julianne Moore). When she calls the police about the supposed crime, however, a different woman named Jane (played by Jennifer Jason Leigh) is living in the apartment and claims they've never met.
The Woman In The Window cast also includes Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie and Wyatt Russell and the movie's concept is something of a modern updating of Rear Window. It was also directed by Hanna's Joe Wright, but the movie has hit some stumbling blocks during production. It was originally set for a late 2019 release, which was pushed back following test screenings where viewers complained of its confusing plot.
The Woman In The Window release date was then moved to May 2020, but was pushed back again and later sold to Netflix due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie was also caught up in the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, and given that it's a mature thriller, it was never a great fit for the Disney slate. The Woman In The Window will mark the final film produced under the Fox 2000 Pictures division too, which began in the 1990s.
Fox 2000 specialized in films aimed at general audiences, and they produced everything from The Devil Wears Prada to Life of Pi and The Fault in Our Stars. The Fox 2000 division was well-respected in the business and was initially expected to continue following the Disney takeover, but it was announced it would be shut down not long after the sale was complete. The Woman In The Window wasn't expected to the production company's final movie, but the various delays and reshoots saw it turn out that way.
Woman In The Window has also faced behind-the-scenes issues. In 2019, author Finn - whose real name is Daniel Mallory - was at the center of a New Yorker article accusing him of multiple deceptive statements, including faking that he once had a brain tumor or that his mother passed away from cancer. It was also produced by Scott Rudin, who has recently been accused of traumatizing and bullying staff and talent throughout his long career. Rudin also hired Tony Gilroy to oversee rewrites and re-edits for The Woman In The Window, in a role like the one Gilroy performed on Rogue One. Only time will tell if the end result is a fitting end to the Fox 2000 era.