If you're a fan of gothic horror and hoop skirts, you'll be spending a lot of time at the movies this summer. On June 9, a new adaptation of the 1951 Daphne du Maurier novel My Cousin Rachel arrives in theaters, promising all the twisted minds and psychological torment that make du Maurier's stories so horrifyingly captivating.
The film follows Philip (Sam Claflin), who believes his cousin Rachel (Rachel Weisz) had something to do with the death of her husband, who was Philip's warden. He vows to get revenge, but instead falls in love with Rachel, who regularly serves him her brew of mysterious tea she claims is "good for the health." When Philip descends into madness, Rachel takes no responsibility for his visions and ravings.
The du Maurier book was adapted into a film starring Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton in 1952, but the 2017 remake was written and directed by Roger Michell, who helmed the likes of Notting Hill, Hyde Park on Hudson and Le Week-End.
Just two weeks after My Cousin Rachel debuts, Sofia Coppola's highly-anticipated remake of The Beguiled, about a Southern girls' school that takes in a Union soldier during the Civil War, arrives in theaters. Get your fill of more romance, horror and beguiling women on June 23.
