Paramount+ released the trailer for “Apartment 7A” Thursday starring “Ozark’s” Julia Garner and it looks traumatizing.
Garner is taking on the role of Terry Gionoffrio, a recovering heroin addict played by Victoria Vetri (also known as playmate Angela Dorian) in Roman Polanski’s cult classic 1968 horror film “Rosemary’s Baby,” according to Variety. When we meet Gionoffrio in the trailer, she’s sweet, young, and hopeful about life as a successful dancer in New York City in 1965, one year before Rosemary (Mia Farrow in the original) is due to give birth.
A “devastating injury” destroys Gionoffrio’s dreams, so she moves into “Apartment 7A” in the luxury Bramford apartment building.
This is when a “peculiar, well-connected, older couple promises her a shot at fame.” Said couple are played by Dianne Wiest and Kevin McNally. (RELATED: ‘Bad Monkey’ Might Be Vince Vaughn’s Role Of A Lifetime)
“When fellow resident and influential Broadway producer (Jim Sturgess) offers her another chance at fame, it seems that all her dreams are finally coming true. However, after an evening she can’t fully remember, disturbing circumstances soon have her second-guessing the sacrifices she’s willing to make for her career as she realizes that something evil is living not only in Apartment 7A, but in the Bramford itself,” the description continues.
HOLLYWOOD, CA – MAY 18: Actor Kevin McNally arrives at the premiere of Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” at the Dolby Theatre on May 18, 2017 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 24: Jim Sturgess attends the LA Premiere of Universal Pictures’ “J.T. Leroy” at ArcLight Hollywood on April 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 13: Dianne Wiest attends the 2015 CBS Upfront at The Tent at Lincoln Center on May 13, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/FilmMagic)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 12: Julia Garner, winner of the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award for ‘Ozark,’ poses in the press room during the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
CANNES, FRANCE – MAY 22: Julia Garner attends the “BOSS X NAOMI – Naomi Campbell’s Birthday Party” – hosted By Daniel Grieder during the 76th annual Cannes film festival at Villa Julia on May 22, 2023 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Unlike most modern horror movies, “Apartment 7A” doesn’t seem gory, overly sexualized, or even traditionally terrifying. (RELATED: ‘The Watchers’ Trailer Suggests Cult Classic Horror Films Are Finally Back And Scarier Than Ever)
Thankfully, “Apartment 7A” isn’t going to the theater, so people will actually watch it. The movie drops on Paramount+ on September 27 for the Halloween season.
