Director Joe Wright previews the long-gestating thriller, which will hit Netflix in the first half of the year.

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Woman in the Window

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After all, the mystery-thriller, which is based on the 2018 A.J.

In her case, it’s not a pandemic keeping her at home, though she’s agoraphobic.

Ultimately though, it was the script that really lured Wright.

“I didn’t know the book prior to reading the script.

That relatively straightforward adaptation didn’t come without its challenges, however.

The film was one of the 20th Century Fox titles in limbo afterDisney’s purchase of the studio.

Now, the English filmmaker says he is just finally ready for the world to see the end result.