“Rebecca” is a story about a second wife who is bombarded with reminders that she will never be as glamorous, as worldly, or as seemingly beloved as her predecessor. Netflix’s new “Rebecca,” directed by Ben Wheatley (“High Rise”), is a remake that constantly reminds us it will never be as suspenseful, as witty, or as unsettling as its own predecessor, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 adaptation of the popular novel by Daphne du Maurier.
This new “Rebecca” has its own sense of style, and it’s not above fully embracing the pulpy delights of du Maurier’s book, but unlike the unnamed second Mrs. de Winter, it can’t quite break free of the inevitable expectations placed upon it.
That anonymous heroine is played this time around by Lily James, and as the story begins, she’s supposed to be a mousy little nothing — except that she looks and comports herself...
This new “Rebecca” has its own sense of style, and it’s not above fully embracing the pulpy delights of du Maurier’s book, but unlike the unnamed second Mrs. de Winter, it can’t quite break free of the inevitable expectations placed upon it.
That anonymous heroine is played this time around by Lily James, and as the story begins, she’s supposed to be a mousy little nothing — except that she looks and comports herself...
- 10/15/2020
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
Ben Wheatley has rounded out the cast for his upcoming adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca by casting The Bodyguards’ Keeley Hawes.
Also newly cast in the film are Emmy Award Winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale, Hereditary), Sam Riley (Free Fire, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) and Ben Crompton (Game of Thrones, Strike).
They join the already cast Lily James who will play the second Mrs. de Winter, a young woman who has married a rich, handsome, cold and fascinating widower Max De Winter only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died under mysterious circumstances several years earlier. Armie Hammer will play the role of Max De Winter, and Kristin Scott Thomas who takes on the infamous role of Mrs. Danvers.
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The Gothic...
Also newly cast in the film are Emmy Award Winner Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale, Hereditary), Sam Riley (Free Fire, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies) and Ben Crompton (Game of Thrones, Strike).
They join the already cast Lily James who will play the second Mrs. de Winter, a young woman who has married a rich, handsome, cold and fascinating widower Max De Winter only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died under mysterious circumstances several years earlier. Armie Hammer will play the role of Max De Winter, and Kristin Scott Thomas who takes on the infamous role of Mrs. Danvers.
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- 6/3/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kristin Scott Thomas has joined the cast of Ben Wheatley’s new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’, taking on a prominent role.
Scott Thomas will play the role of Mrs Danvers, the main antagonist of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel Rebecca. Danvers is the head housekeeper at Manderley, the stately manor belonging to the wealthy Maximillian “Maxim” de Winter, where he once lived with his first wife, Rebecca.
She joins the already cast Lily James who will play the second Mrs. de Winter, a young woman who has married a rich, handsome, cold and fascinating widower Max De Winter only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died under mysterious circumstances several years earlier. Armie Hammer will play the role of Max De Winter.
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Scott Thomas will play the role of Mrs Danvers, the main antagonist of Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel Rebecca. Danvers is the head housekeeper at Manderley, the stately manor belonging to the wealthy Maximillian “Maxim” de Winter, where he once lived with his first wife, Rebecca.
She joins the already cast Lily James who will play the second Mrs. de Winter, a young woman who has married a rich, handsome, cold and fascinating widower Max De Winter only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died under mysterious circumstances several years earlier. Armie Hammer will play the role of Max De Winter.
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The Gothic...
- 5/10/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again’ star Lily James and ‘Call Me By Your Name’ actor Armie Hammer have been cast in the adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel ‘Rebecca’.
Ben Wheatley takes the helm on the project which is a collaboration between Netflix and Working Title Films.
James will play the second Mrs. de Winter, a young woman who has married a rich, handsome, cold and fascinating widower Max De Winter only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died under mysterious circumstances several years earlier.
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The Gothic novel by English author Dame Daphne du Maurier was a best-seller between 1938 and 1965. The novel is a passionate, psychological and complex story which follows orphaned Rebecca as she works as a lady’s companion and learns her place.
Ben Wheatley takes the helm on the project which is a collaboration between Netflix and Working Title Films.
James will play the second Mrs. de Winter, a young woman who has married a rich, handsome, cold and fascinating widower Max De Winter only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died under mysterious circumstances several years earlier.
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The Gothic novel by English author Dame Daphne du Maurier was a best-seller between 1938 and 1965. The novel is a passionate, psychological and complex story which follows orphaned Rebecca as she works as a lady’s companion and learns her place.
- 11/15/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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