Rebecca

The Meg sequel to be directed by Rebecca’s Ben Wheatley

Posted 6 years ago

We've got more pre-historic sharks in our future and it would seem that Ben Wheatley is the man to give them to us. THR has reported that Wheatley, whose adaptation of REBECCA debuted on Netflix just days ago, has signed...

Netflix’s Rebecca (Review), starring Lilly James and Armie Hammer

Posted 6 years ago

PLOT: A young bride-to-be finds herself constantly reminded of the woman that came before her when she arrives at her new husband's family estate. This is Ben Wheatley's take on the Alfred Hitchcock classic film REBECCA. REVIEW: One could say that...

Rebecca director Ben Wheatley has made a horror film during lockdown

Posted 6 years ago

Genre regular Ben Wheatley follows in the footsteps of Alfred Hitchcock with his upcoming adaptation of Dame Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel REBECCA (pick up a copy HERE), which Hitchcock first brought to the screen in 1940. (You can buy Hitchcock's...

Diana Rigg, star of the ’60s series The Avengers, dies at 82

Posted 6 years ago

Sad news to report this morning. Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel on the '60s series The Avengers, has passed away at the age of 82. Her representatives confirmed the news to the BBC this morning. AP, via "Deadline", is...

New trailer unveiled for Netflix’s lavish adaptation of Rebecca!

Posted 6 years ago

Netflix just released a new, scrumptious trailer for their stylish, big-budget adaptation of the period thriller REBECCA from director Ben Wheatley (HIGH RISE), which had been adapted once before by none other than Alfred Hitchcock himself! You can watch said trailer at...

Soak in the delicious opulence of the first trailer for Netflix’s Rebecca

Posted 6 years ago

God, it must be nice to be rich. Sprawling estates, private beaches, and psychologically manipulative housekeepers; that's the life. The first trailer for Ben Wheatley's (FREE FIRE) adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca" has been released and it looks pretty...

Ben Wheatley: Don’t call his Rebecca a remake of the Hitchcock film

Posted 6 years ago

Dame Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel REBECCA (pick up a copy HERE) has been adapted for the screen multiple times over the last eighty-two years; in fact, IMDb lists fifteen film and television adaptations. The most popular of these, by...

Ben Wheatley says his Rebecca adaptation is not a remake of Hitchcock’s film

Posted 6 years ago

Even eighty years after its release, Alfred Hitchcock's REBECCA still stands as one of the director's best films, and although it was based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, any subsequent adaptations will inevitably be...

Netflix’s Rebecca remake reveals “First Look” at Armie Hammer and Lily James

Posted 6 years ago

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...

Return to Manderley with first look at Lily James & Armie Hammer in Rebecca

Posted 6 years ago

Alfred Hitchcock's first American project was an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca." Starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, and Judith Anderson, the 1940 film was a huge success and even snagged Hitchcock his first Oscar nomination for Best Director. Eighty...