According to Film Updates, “What Happens at Night” has wrapped production and is now entering post production following several months of filming across Europe.
What We Know About Martin Scorsese’s New Psychological Horror Film
Based on Peter Cameron’s 2020 novel of the same name, “What Happens at Night” marks a notable departure into Gothic psychological horror for Scorsese. The story follows an American married couple who travel to a remote snow covered town in Europe to adopt a baby. As complications arise around the adoption process, their sense of identity and understanding of their own lives begins to unravel.
The film brings together an impressive ensemble led by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, who play the central couple. The cast also includes Mads Mikkelsen, Patricia Clarkson, Jared Harris, Welker White, Ilinca Manolache, and Gabriel Spahiu. The project reunites Scorsese and DiCaprio once again while pairing the director with Lawrence in a leading role for the first time.
Development on the adaptation stretches back several years. Patrick Marber adapted Cameron’s novel for the screen, and reports later indicated that filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson contributed uncredited revisions to the screenplay. Interest in the project intensified in 2025 when Scorsese officially came aboard as director, with DiCaprio and Lawrence attached to star.
Production began in February in the Czech Republic before moving to locations in Switzerland. During the film’s early stages, DiCaprio revealed that Scorsese had pointed him toward Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” as a creative reference point, offering a glimpse into the psychological atmosphere the filmmakers were pursuing.
With principal photography now complete, attention shifts to the post production process. While no release date has been announced, “What Happens at Night” is already shaping up as one of the most anticipated upcoming projects on Scorsese’s slate, combining an acclaimed creative team with a story rooted in psychological suspense and mystery.
