'Rosemary's Baby' TV Teaser: See The First Footage From NBC's Remake
Plenty of movies have taken inspiration from Rosemary's Baby over the decades, including, recently, Hell Baby and Devil's Due. But NBC is going the direct route by simply adapting Ira Levin's original novel into a four-part miniseries.
Zoe Saldana and Patrick J. Adams play Rosemary and her husband Guy, a young couple who've just moved from New York to Paris. When they discover that she is pregnant with their first child, they're initially thrilled. But joy turns to fear as strange things begin to happen.
While it's not technically a remake of Roman Polanski's movie, the comparisons are going to be inevitable. So how does this new version stack up? Watch the first Rosemary's Baby tv teaser after the jump and judge for yourself.
Rosemary's Baby TV Teaser
The world probably doesn't need a new version of Rosemary's Baby, but then again I would have said the same thing about a Silence of the Lambs prequel before Hannibal came along. NBC's earned the benefit of the doubt, at least for now.
Rosemary's Baby arrives this summer. Jason Isaacs, Christina Cole, and Carol Bouquet also star.
Based on the 1967 best-selling suspense novel by Ira Levin, this new adaptation of "Rosemary's Baby" centers on a young married couple who escapes New York and moves to Paris with hopes of leaving their sad past behind. After a series of unfortunate events, Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are presented with an offer they can't refuse – an apartment at the most prestigious address in the city. Problem is, it comes with a haunted past and an immeasurable price.
Rosemary (Zoe Saldana, "Avatar," "Star Trek Into Darkness") and Guy (Patrick J. Adams, "Suits") are incredulous at their good fortune and find comfort in a strange city among their new friends and neighbors, the Castevets. This well-to-do successful older couple takes the newcomers under their wing and become very involved with the Woodhouses' lives. Things seem to be perfect as Rosemary becomes pregnant and Guy's career takes off. As their spirited best friend, Guy's co-worker Julie (Christina Cole), spends quality time with Rosemary in the city, she finds Rosemary's health worrying and cautions both of them that something isn't right. Soon there are other signs warning Rosemary to be careful.
Guy seems to be pulling away from Rosemary and spending a great deal of time hanging around with Roman Castevet (Jason Isaacs, "Harry Potter" franchise). Roman's wife, the whimsical Margaux Castevet (Carole Bouquet, "For Your Eyes Only"), assures Rosemary her herbs and holistic medicine will help with the pregnancy, but are they helping or hurting? Rosemary's quizzical nature leads her to investigate the building and its past residents. She uncovers a dark past and realizes who Roman Castevet truly is. But is it too late? Are the Castavets' perceived sinister motives legitimate or all in the pregnancy brain of Rosemary?