Rosemary’s Child is getting a prequel movie on streaming.
The movie is titled Residence 7A and it’s set to premiere later this yr on Paramount+.
Launched in 1968, the movie turned one of many defining horror movies of its period. Directed by Roman Polanski, it starred Mia Farrow as a younger girl who turns into pregnant after which fears her baby stands out as the Antichrist.
Right here is how Paramount+ describes this new movie:
Set in 1965 New York Metropolis, and tells the story previous to the legendary horror basic ‘Rosemary’s Child’, exploring what occurred within the house earlier than Rosemary moved in. When a struggling, younger dancer suffers a devastating damage, she finds herself drawn in by darkish forces when a peculiar, well-connected, older couple guarantees her a shot at fame.
Julia Garner performs the lead position within the movie. Natalie Erika James is Residence 7A’s director.
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Polanski’s movie was based mostly on the novel by Ira Levin. After it turned an enormous hit, it did get a sequel on tv in 1976 dubbed Look What’s Occurred to Rosemary’s Child. It did function Ruth Gordon reprising her position from te authentic movie, however Farrow was changed by actress Patty Duke. The movie acquired horrible opinions and is usually thought of one of many worst sequels in historical past.
Ten years in the past NBC made a miniseries model of Rosemary’s Child starring Zoe Saldana within the Farrow position.
Residence 7A may even star Dianne Wiest, Jim Sturgess, and Kevin McNally. It should premiere this fall on Paramount+. The service is hyping it as a launch designed to “kick off the Halloween season” so it seems to be to be an early fall launch.
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