Apartment 7A

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Apartment 7A
Directed byNatalie Erika James
Screenplay by
  • Natalie Erika James
  • Christian White
  • Skylar James
Story bySkylar James
Based on Rosemary's Baby
by Ira Levin
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Arnau Valls Colomer  [ ca ]
Edited byAndy Canny
Production
companies
Distributed by Paramount+
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Apartment 7A is an upcoming American psychological thriller film directed by Natalie Erika James, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christian White and Skylar James, based on a story by Skylar James. It is intended to serve as a prequel to Rosemary's Baby (1968), the third film, and fourth installment overall in the Rosemary's Baby franchise. The plots and characters are based on the 1968 adaptation of the 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin. Julia Garner, Jim Sturgess, and Dianne Wiest star.

Contents

The film is set to be released in fall of 2024 on Paramount+, by Paramount Pictures.

Premise

Set in 1965 New York City, the film is said to center around a young dancer who rents a room from an elderly couple. [1] [2] [lower-alpha 1]

Cast

Production

In 2008, a remake of Rosemary's Baby (1968) was in development from producers Michael Bay, Andrew Form, and Brad Fuller. [10] The remake fell through later that same year. [11] In March 2021, it was reported Natalie Erika James would direct the psychological thriller film Apartment 7A. James co-wrote the screenplay with Christian White, based on a previous draft of the script written by Skylar James. John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller produced the film, which was a joint-venture production between Paramount Players, Sunday Night Productions and Platinum Dunes. Following the success of the A Quiet Place franchise, the project was among several scripts that the studio was developing with a similar tone. Apartment 7A was chosen from those projects to quickly enter pre-production. [12]

In January 2022, Julia Garner was revealed to be starring in the leading role. [4] In March, Dianne Wiest joined the cast. [5] By the time filming had ended, additional casting announcements included Marli Siu [8] and Rosy McEwen. [9]

Principal photography began on March 15, 2022, in London. [13] On June 4, it was announced that filming had wrapped. [14] [8] Later that month, Bloody Disgusting reported that the film was secretly a prequel to Rosemary's Baby, the film adaptation of Ira Levin's eponymous 1967 novel. [3] In August, the Writers Guild of America determined the film's final writing credits and confirmed it to be based on Levin's novel. [15] Reshoots took place in April and May 2023. [16]

Release

The film will premiere on Paramount+ in the United States and select international territories sometime in the lead-up to Halloween 2024. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Bloody Disgusting reported that the character will be Terry Gionoffrio, the woman who dies at the beginning of Rosemary's Baby. [3]

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