Earlier than getting into into a brand new marriage, you need to at all times be certain that your accomplice does not have any useless exes whose spirits are haunting the home you are speculated to reside in collectively. That is the hyper-specific cautionary story of Netflix’s Rebecca, which formally has a deeply unsettling trailer forward of its Oct. 21 Netflix premiere.
Rebecca, a brand new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel (which was additionally famously tailored right into a 1940 film by Alfred Hitchcock), stars Lily James stars as a lady who makes the very relatable transfer of falling in love with Armie Hammer. After a whirlwind, beachy courtship in Monte Carlo, she marries him and goes to reside in his imposing household property, the place he beforehand lived together with his now-deceased spouse, the titular Rebecca. Her legacy is saved alive by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas), who rapidly makes it clear that she’s not too glad to see a brand new girl across the dwelling. Earlier than lengthy, because the trailer reveals us, it turns into clear that there is positively one thing supernatural afoot.
Becoming a member of James, Hammer, and Thomas within the forged are Ann Dowd, Keeley Hawes, Sam Riley, Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, John Hollingworth, and Bill Paterson. The movie is directed by Ben Wheatley and produced by Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, and Nira Park.
Rebecca premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
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