The original My Son, titled Mon Garçon, which was released in 2017 had a similar approach, with lead actor Guillaume Canet finding himself in the same position as McAvoy is about to.
Split and X-Men: Days of Future Past star James McAvoy will be putting his talents to the ultimate test in an upcoming remake of the French thriller My Son.
“We’re thrilled to be working with Christian to create My Son for worldwide audiences,” said Adam Fogelson, the chairman of STXfilms.
“James will be doing the detective work of the film in real time, on camera, to create real tension for this thriller.