PREVIEW: Rosaline (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Kaitlyn Dever (Ticket to Paradise), Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold), Kyle Allen (West Side Story), Bradley Whitford (Get Out), Spencer Stevenson (Never Goin’ Back), Sean Teale (We Are the Freaks), Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting), Miloud Mourad Benamara (House of Gucci)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes), director; Scott Neustadter (The Disaster Artist) and Michael H. Weber (The Fault in Our Stars), writers; Dan Cohen (Love and Monsters) and Shawn Levy (Free Guy), producers; Drum & Lace (Night Teeth) and Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation), composers; Laurie Rose (Stan & Ollie), cinematographer; Jennifer Lee (The Skeleton Twins), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Rosaline (Dever), a sharp and idealistic young woman, is suddenly dumped by her lover, Romeo (Allen), after he falls in love with her cousin, Juliet (Merced). In response, Rosaline attempts to foil their newfound romance and win him back, but she soon goes on a journey of self-discovery, where she ends up helping the star-crossed lovers get back together…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Shakespeare’s world-famous tragedy of Romeo and Juliet gets a comedically revisionist take by placing the focus on minor character Rosaline, played with lovable charm by Kaitlyn Dever.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+ STAR

 

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