14 DAY TRIAL // Roman Polanski’s “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968), with Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes, is considered a classic horror film to this day but, for those people for whom old movies are not their cup of tea, NBC has great news: it is now working on a remake.
Deadline confirms that “Rosemary’s Baby” is among the new projects NBC has lined up, right there next to a continuation of the hit series “The Bible,” a Hillary Clinton series, and Stephen King’s “Tommyknockers.”
As usual, the new version of the film will aim to introduce the classic story to a new segment of the audience so, of course, you’re to expect changes from the original.
“Rosemary’s Baby is a four-hour updated retelling of the bestselling novel by Ira Levin that was later adapted as a feature film about devil worship and the complex relationship between a young husband and wife,” Deadline writes.
“In the new version, the couple lives in Paris where this edge-of-your-seat thriller unfolds. Lionsgate is the production company. Scott Abbott (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Winchell) will serve as writer on Rosemary’s Baby. Executive producers are Joshua Maurer, David Stern, Perri Kipperman and Alix Witlin,” adds the same media outlet.
No release date has been announced yet but I think it’s not too soon to agree that casting the right people for this project is essential. Otherwise, another timeless classic will be ruined.