https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/rosemarys-baby-prequel-apartment-7a-first-look
Excerpt:
Apartment 7A, which will debut on Paramount+ on September 27, centers on the character of Terry Gionoffrio (played now by Ozark and Inventing Anna star Julia Garner), a down-on-her-luck aspiring dancer who becomes entangled with the coven leaders who inhabit the Bramford apartment building. Dianne Wiest plays Minnie Castevet, the elderly neighbor whose nosy demeanor is only slightly more aggravating than her secret devil worship. The role won Ruth Gordon the best-supporting-actress Oscar for the original. “With Dianne, it was about creating something really distinct, because Minnie is so wonderfully flamboyant and pushy in her way,” James says. “Even in the costume considerations, we went for more ’50s silhouettes. There’s a garishness to her character that is definitely there in the original film too, but we twisted it a bit to make it our own.”
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I’m not saying it will be bad, because who knows, it could be great, I love Dianne Wiest.
But Terry’s story is already spelled out pretty clearly in Rosemary’s Baby (and I personally think it’s more interesting for the unclear parts to be unclear). Not every minor character from every good piece of media needs a spin-off or prequel.
I’ll watch anything with Julia Garner
How is it a prequel??? Looks like a remake set a few years earlier. Some of these stills are 1:1 copies from the original film.
Also, regardless…incredibly bold to attempt to reinvent what is broadly considered one of the best horror films of all times. It’s not an overlooked Cronenberg film — even if approached respectfully and competently, the chances of this being received as even on par with the original is vanishingly small. Why set yourself up to fail?
I thought we all agreed to leave Ruth Gordon alone
😳So I’m the only one who is excited about this?