Armie Hammer and Lily James will star in the Netflix film which follows a newly married woman (James) who arrives at the English estate of her wealthy husband Maxim de Winter (Hammer). What starts as a romance, ends up with Rebecca being haunted by the ghost of Maxim’s dead first wife, whose legacy lives on in 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.”

The cast also includes Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, John Hollingworth, and Bill Paterson.

Rebecca has been adapted many times for the stage and screen with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 Oscar-winning film starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine being the most notable. The film had 11 Academy Awards nominations, which was the most that year.

Rebecca is set to be released on Netflix on October 21. Watch the trailer below.

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Four new names have been added to the forthcoming gothic thriller — Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, and Ben Crompton have been tapped star in the streaming giant’s adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s novel.

The four are set to star opposite previously announced Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, and Armie Hammer

The story follows a newly married young woman who visits her husband’s imposing family estate on a bleak English coast, where she finds herself battling the shadow of his dead first wife — the mysterious Rebecca — whose legacy continues to haunt the house. 

The feature is directed by Ben Wheatley from a script by Kingsman screenwriter Jane Goldman. Earlier versions of the script were penned by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse.

Production is scheduled to begin next week in the UK and France.

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Rebecca centers on a naive young woman, who’s swept off her feet by a charismatic widower she met in Monte Carlo. She quickly accepts his proposal, but once their honeymoon phase is over, it quickly becomes clear they won’t be getting their happily ever after.

The couple moves to husband’s imposing family estate on a bleak English coast, where it becomes obvious she’s not the only woman in his life. The legacy of his dead wife Rebecca is still haunting the house, and posing threat to their marriage.

The most memorable adaptation of Rebecca came out in 1940 and won the Oscar for Best Picture that year. Alfred Hitchcock served as director, while Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine played the lead roles, and both received an Oscar nomination for their performance. Long story short –  James and Hammer have some big shoes to fill.

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Armie Hammer and Lily James will star in the Netflix film which follows a newly married woman (James) who arrives at the English estate of her wealthy husband Maxim de Winter (Hammer). What starts as a romance, ends up with Rebecca being haunted by the ghost of Maxim’s dead first wife, whose legacy lives on in 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.”

The cast also includes Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, John Hollingworth, and Bill Paterson.

Rebecca has been adapted many times for the stage and screen with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 Oscar-winning film starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine being the most notable. The film had 11 Academy Awards nominations, which was the most that year.

Rebecca is set to be released on Netflix on October 21. Watch the trailer below.

The post Lily James & Armie Hammer Retell Daphne du Maurier’s “Rebecca” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Four new names have been added to the forthcoming gothic thriller — Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, Sam Riley, and Ben Crompton have been tapped star in the streaming giant’s adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s novel.

The four are set to star opposite previously announced Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, and Armie Hammer

The story follows a newly married young woman who visits her husband’s imposing family estate on a bleak English coast, where she finds herself battling the shadow of his dead first wife — the mysterious Rebecca — whose legacy continues to haunt the house. 

The feature is directed by Ben Wheatley from a script by Kingsman screenwriter Jane Goldman. Earlier versions of the script were penned by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse.

Production is scheduled to begin next week in the UK and France.

The post Keeley Hawes & Ann Dowd Join Netflix’s “Rebecca” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Rebecca centers on a naive young woman, who’s swept off her feet by a charismatic widower she met in Monte Carlo. She quickly accepts his proposal, but once their honeymoon phase is over, it quickly becomes clear they won’t be getting their happily ever after.

The couple moves to husband’s imposing family estate on a bleak English coast, where it becomes obvious she’s not the only woman in his life. The legacy of his dead wife Rebecca is still haunting the house, and posing threat to their marriage.

The most memorable adaptation of Rebecca came out in 1940 and won the Oscar for Best Picture that year. Alfred Hitchcock served as director, while Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine played the lead roles, and both received an Oscar nomination for their performance. Long story short –  James and Hammer have some big shoes to fill.

The post Lily James and Armie Hammer to Star in Remake of “Rebecca” appeared first on EverydayKoala.