Netflix has just released a "First Look" of their upcoming adaptation of the classic Gothic novel REBECCA by Daphne du Maurier. It is directed by Ben Wheatley (KILL LIST) and starring Lily James and Armie Hammer. Here's the official synopsis:
After a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), a newly married young woman (Lily James) arrives at Manderley, her new husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English coast. Naive and inexperienced, she begins to settle into the trappings of her new life, but finds herself battling the shadow of Maxim’s first wife, the elegant and urbane Rebecca, whose haunting legacy is kept alive by Manderley’s sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas). Directed by Ben Wheatley (High Rise, Free Fire) and produced by Working Title Films (Emma, Darkest Hour), Rebecca is a mesmerising and gorgeously rendered psychological thriller based on Daphne du Maurier’s beloved 1938 gothic novel.
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And here are some more stills from the film:
Wheatley definitely has his work cut out for him, as the novel was previously adapted to the classic film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. Hopefully this one can find success as well. Judging by the stills, it at least looks very pretty!
Meanwhile, REBECCA will premiere on Netflix October 21st!
So what do you guys think? Fans of the original? If so, how does this one seem to be shaping up? Either way, sound off below!
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