Rebecca is an upcoming British romantic thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse. It is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. The film stars Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Goodman-Hill, Keeley Hawes, Sam Riley, and Ann Dowd. It is scheduled to be released on 21 October 2020, by Netflix.
It was announced in November 2018 that Lily James and Armie Hammer were cast in the film, to be directed by Ben Wheatley while Netflix will distribute. In May 2019, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, and Ben Crompton joined the cast of the film. Filming began on 3 June 2019. Cranborne Manor in Dorset was used for filming in July 2019. Filming took place at Hartland Quay in Devon at the end of July 2019.
A newly married young woman finds herself battling the shadow of her husband's dead first wife, the mysterious Rebecca. Armie Hammer brings Lily James to Manderley in the first trailer for “Rebecca,” a modern take on Daphne du Maurier’s classic gothic thriller novel.
The Netflix film, directed by Ben Wheatley, follows a newly married woman (James) as she arrives at the English estate of her wealthy husband Maxim de Winter (Hammer). What begins as a whirlwind romance goes awry after she is haunted by the ghost of his dead first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy is kept alive by the sinister housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas).
“She was the love of his life,” Mrs. Danvers tells the second Mrs. de Winter in the trailer. “I wonder what she would think of you — taking her husband, using her name.” Though the film covers multiple genres, Wheatley described “Rebecca” as a love story, first and foremost.
The idea of du Maurier smuggling a ghost story and a thriller and a betrayal inside a romance story, like a Russian doll, was really good,” the director recently told Empire. “That genre-jumping thing is something I’ve had in my own work, and the connection made sense.”
“Rebecca” has been adapted numerous times for the stage and screen, most notably in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 Oscar-winning film. That film, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, was a critical and commercial hit. It scored 11 Academy Award nominations in total, the most of any contender that year.
The upcoming movie was written by Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, and Anna Waterhouse. The cast also includes Tom Goodman-Hill, Keeley Hawes, Sam Riley, and Ann Dowd.
Wheatley’s credits include the psychological horror film “Kill List,” dystopian thriller “High Rise” and action-comedy “Free Fire.” Goldman is best known for writing the screenplays of “Stardust,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and the follow-up “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” along with “Kick-Ass” and “X-Men: First Class.
Fans of the work of novelist Daphne du Maurier will be no doubt pleased to hear her classic gothic tale Rebecca has been adapted for the screen and is hitting Netflix this year.
Netflix announced it will stream a new screen version of the book, which was first published in 1938 and adapted into an Oscar-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. For those who aren't yet familiar with the story, Netflix summarises the series as "a mesmerizing and gorgeously rendered psychological thriller based on Daphne du Maurier’s beloved 1938 gothic novel.
"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)."
Downton Abbey and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again actor Lily James will star in the lead role of Mrs de Winter. Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) will star opposite as Maxim de Winter, a man seemingly obsessed with the memory of his late wife, Rebecca. Also starring are Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, and Ben Crompton.
Fans of the work of novelist Daphne du Maurier will be no doubt pleased to hear her classic gothic tale Rebecca has been adapted for the screen and is hitting Netflix this year.
Netflix announced it will stream a new screen version of the book, which was first published in 1938 and adapted into an Oscar-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. For those who aren't yet familiar with the story, Netflix summarises the series as "a mesmerizing and gorgeously rendered psychological thriller based on Daphne du Maurier’s beloved 1938 gothic novel.
"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)."
Downton Abbey and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again actor Lily James will star in the lead role of Mrs de Winter. Armie Hammer (Call Me By Your Name) will star opposite as Maxim de Winter, a man seemingly obsessed with the memory of his late wife, Rebecca. Also starring are Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, and Ben Crompton.
Rebecca Cast
- Lily James as Mrs. de Winter
- Armie Hammer as Maxim de Winter
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs. Danvers
- Tom Goodman-Hill as Frank Crawley
- Keeley Hawes as Beatrice Lacy
- Sam Riley as Jack Favell
- Ann Dowd as Mrs. Van Hopper
- Ben Crompton
- Mark Lewis Jones as Inspector Welch
- Jane Lapotaire as The Grandmother
- Ashleigh Reynolds as Robert
Lily James and Call Me By Your Name star Armie Hammer will star as the recently-wed couple, Mr and Mrs de Winter, following in the famous footsteps of Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-winning 1940 version, which won Best Film that year.
The cruel Mrs. Danvers, played by Judith Anderson in the original, will be portrayed this time by Kristen Scott Thomas. Keeley Hawes plays sister Beatrice, with Sam Riley starring as Jack Favell, a suspicious man with links to Rebecca. Other cast members include Ann Dowd, Ben Crompton, and Tom Goodman.
Rebecca Release Date
The film is set for release on 21 October 2020 in the UK. In the meantime, you can watch the gripping trailer
Rebecca Trailer
The review of the film will be coming soon
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