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The four-part miniseries will air on NBC.
Star Trek and Guardian's of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana to set to take on the leading role in a TV remake of Rosemary's Baby.
The four-hour miniseries from NBC, which is positioning itself as an adaptation of the 1967 best-selling suspense novel by Ira Levin rather than Roman Polanski's classic horror film, follows Saldana as Rosemary, the iconic young wife and would-be mother who, with her husband, moves into a Paris apartment that has a darkly storied past. After finally getting pregnant, she becomes increasingly suspicious that both her husband and their mysterious neighbors have ulterior motives about the future of her child.
Saldana, who starred in both Star Trek and Avatar, will also appear in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as Gamora.
“Zoe has proven that she is one of our most gifted actresses and we think she has the perfect combination of spirit and gravitas to take on the title role from Ira Levin’s infamous novel,” said Quinn Taylor, Executive Vice President, Movies, Miniseries and International Co-Productions, NBC Entertainment. “With Zoe leading the cast under the direction of Agnieszka Holland, this reimagined event mini-series is off to a great start.”
Agnieszka Holland, who has been nominated for both an Oscar (Europa, Europa) and an Emmy Award (Treme), will direct. Scott Abbott (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Winchell) and James Wong (American Horror Story) are set to write the screenplay. Production is set to begin shortly in Paris, where the story is now set.
Rosemary’s Baby will be produced by Lionsgate Television. Joshua Maurer, Alix Witlin and David Stern are executive producing with Zoe Saldana, Cisely Saldana and Mariel Saldana producing.
Star Trek and Guardian's of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana to set to take on the leading role in a TV remake of Rosemary's Baby.
The four-hour miniseries from NBC, which is positioning itself as an adaptation of the 1967 best-selling suspense novel by Ira Levin rather than Roman Polanski's classic horror film, follows Saldana as Rosemary, the iconic young wife and would-be mother who, with her husband, moves into a Paris apartment that has a darkly storied past. After finally getting pregnant, she becomes increasingly suspicious that both her husband and their mysterious neighbors have ulterior motives about the future of her child.
Saldana, who starred in both Star Trek and Avatar, will also appear in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy as Gamora.
“Zoe has proven that she is one of our most gifted actresses and we think she has the perfect combination of spirit and gravitas to take on the title role from Ira Levin’s infamous novel,” said Quinn Taylor, Executive Vice President, Movies, Miniseries and International Co-Productions, NBC Entertainment. “With Zoe leading the cast under the direction of Agnieszka Holland, this reimagined event mini-series is off to a great start.”
Agnieszka Holland, who has been nominated for both an Oscar (Europa, Europa) and an Emmy Award (Treme), will direct. Scott Abbott (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Winchell) and James Wong (American Horror Story) are set to write the screenplay. Production is set to begin shortly in Paris, where the story is now set.
Rosemary’s Baby will be produced by Lionsgate Television. Joshua Maurer, Alix Witlin and David Stern are executive producing with Zoe Saldana, Cisely Saldana and Mariel Saldana producing.
