Mila Kunis to Star in and Produce "Nightwatching" Film Adaptation

Mila Kunis is set to star in and produce "Nightwatching," a film adaptation based on Tracy Sierra’s debut novel.

"Don't Move" directors Adam Schindler and Brian Netto helm the pic, with principal photography to commence at the end of January as part of the California tax incentive program.

Laura Moss and Brendan J. O’Brien penned the original screenplay with a current draft by TJ Cimfel and David White.

The project, which will be distributed internationally by Amazon MGM Studios, will be produced by Ridley Scott, Michael Pruss, and Sam Roston for Scott Free Productions; Erik Feig, Jessica Switch, and Emily Wissink for Picturestart; and Kunis and Lisa Sterbakov for Kunis’ newly branded production company Brick for Sheep. Roston and Avital Siegel will oversee production for Scott Free.

Graham Taylor and Christopher Slager will executive produce for Fifth Season, who is also financing the film. Justin Alvarado Brown will executive produce for Scott Free.

The novel, which was crowned champ of the spring 2024 Jimmy Fallon Book Club, follows Lee, a mother who, during a relentless winter storm, wakes to an intruder in her home.

In a single instant, what should have been an ordinary night unravels into a fight for survival. As she struggles to protect her children, she’s drawn into a harrowing game of doubt and danger, one that leaves her questioning not only who has entered her home but what they truly want.

"Nightwatching" is a tense and atmospheric thriller that explores the razor-thin line between safety and terror, and how far a parent will go when darkness closes in.

Kunis was most recently seen in the star-studded ensemble of the Knives Out pic Wake Up Dead Man.

On the producing side, she and her Brick partners Lisa Sterbakov and Cameron Curtis most recently produced "Luckiest Girl Alive," "Stoner Cats," "The Gimmicks", and "Armored Kingdom".