Rosaline: Kaitlyn Dever to star in revisionist Romeo and Juliet film from (500) Days of Summer writers
Film is told from perspective of Juliet’s cousin and Romeo’s former love
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A comedy-drama telling the story of Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of Rosaline is in the works.
Booksmart star Kaitlyn Dever is set to star in the film, which has been picked up by 20th Century Studios, Deadline reports.
Based on Rebecca Serle’s novel When You Were Mine, Rosaline sees the relationship between Shakespeare’s famous star-crossed lovers told through the eyes of Juliet’s titular cousin.
At the beginning of Shakespeare’s play, Romeo is pining for Rosaline, who has pledged to stay chaste. While he says he will never be able to move on from her, he later forgets her after sneaking into the Capulet party and meets Juliet.
In the film, Rosaline – who is described as a “sharp but idealistic young woman” – is originally trying to win back Romeo, but later works to get Romeo and Juliet back together before their fatal ends.
The script has been written by (500) Days of Summer writers Scott Neustadter and Michael H Weber.
Yes, God, Yes filmmaker Karen Maine will direct Rosaline, which is being produced by 21 Laps, Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments