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It always is daunting to attempt a remake of a classic, especially one that was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and represented the only Best Picture Oscar win of his career. So rather than dwelling on that imposing obstacle to overcome, Working Title, the production company responsible for the likes of Emma, Elizabeth, P…

Netflix has dropped the first trailer for Rebecca, the Ben Wheatley-directed adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's Gothic novel that was previously turned into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. Lily James and Armie Hammer star in the re-make that follows a young newlywed who arrives at her husband's family…

Here's a first look at Ben Wheatley's Rebecca, the adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's Gothic novel that was previously turned into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. Lily James and Armie Hammer lead the cast this time out, playing the aristocratic widower Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier in Hitchcock's…

Lily James has said that her latest role, as Mrs. de Winter in the Netflix remake of Daphne du Maurier's classic Gothic novel Rebecca, left her with panic attacks as she struggled to extract herself from the character's "difficult headspace". "I found it really hard to let go of the character [de Winter]. She's really…

Bodyguard's Keeley Hawes, The Handmaid's Tale's Ann Dowd, Control's Sam Riley and Game of Thrones' Ben Crompton are to join Ben Wheatley's adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca. The actors join Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James and Armie Hammer in the film, which is produced by Working Title for Netflix. Kingsman…

Oscar-nominated actress Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral) has come aboard the Netflix and Working Title film Rebecca, joining previously announced stars Lily James and Armie Hammer. Ben Wheatley is directing the film, which will go before cameras this summer in the UK and…

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again star Lily James and Armie Hammer, who stars in the upcoming On the Basis of Sex film, have signed on as leads in Rebecca, a feature adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's classic, romantic, gothic thriller. British director Ben Wheatley is helming the pic which is set up at Netflix and Working…

UPDATE 2:35 PM with more information throughout: A New York State Supreme Court justice ruled this morning that Broadway publicist Marc Thibodeau was in breach of contract when he sent out an email under a false name causing an angel to pull a $2.25 million investment out of escrow. The move abruptly halted production…