Netflix thriller Ripley has 'one of the best trailers ever' say delighted fans
Netflix has just dropped an extended trailer for the hotly-anticipated Ripley TV series - leaving fans' jaws on the floor.
Andrew Scott stars as conman Tom Ripley in this adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel The Talented Mr Ripley, though many readers will perhaps be more familiar with the sumptuous Anthony Minghella film version from 2000 - starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
This new version - shot in stunning black and white - follow's the titular lead as he scams his way to a life of untold wealth in 1960s Italy. Hired by a wealthy chap to retrieve his wayward son, Dickie Greenleaf (played by Johnny Flynn), Tom swiftly finds himself captivated by his employer's lavish existence. In fact, he becomes so entranced that he devises a scheme to assume Dickie's identity.
In the new trailer, which you can watch above, we see a fixated Tom disturbingly repeating Dickie's way of speaking in the mirror. Meanwhile, Dickie's better half Marge Sherwood (Dakota Fanning) senses there's something not quite right lurking behind Tom's perfect demeanour, so alerts both Dickie and the authorities, to no avail.
"Tom is one of those people who take advantage of people," Marge says in the clip. "He's taking advantage of Dickie." But while Dickie seems unfazed by Marge's concerns, Tom begins to grow increasingly irritable at her incessant suspicion.
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"I have no idea what you're talking about," he tells Marge in another scene, as his body language conveys quite the opposite. But Marge's worries are corroborated once a certain Eliot Sumner discovers the conman's fake IDs and demands an explanation. With the Italian police also on his trail following Dickie's mysterious disappearance, Tom has to constantly watch his back.
The eight-episode series is written and directed by The Night Of's Steven Zaillian, who also penned the scripts of Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York and The Irishman, as well as Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List.
'Every shot looks like a beautiful charcoal sketch'
Fans were quick to comment on the thrilling new trailer. Here's just a selection of what some of you had to say:
@honomyanlem9849: "The cinematography looks insane!"
@MariaVosa: "You had me at Andrew Scott. But Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley!?! Countdown to April 4 starts immediately!"
@FrankieWasHeShaking: "Genuinely one of the best and most intriguing Netflix Original trailers I’ve ever seen. Incredible."
@KathySolorzano: "As much as I Loved Matt Damon as Tom Ripley, I think I shall love Andrew Scott even more. Looking forward to this ..."
@RickHaydnHorst: "I knew Andrew Scott was incredible the first time I saw him on Sherlock. I’ve wanted to see him more, and finally, he’s getting the roles he deserves."
@amandasaunders2503: "Having Andrew in this had me sold but then to see the cinematography? Every shot looks like a beautiful charcoal sketch!"
@shirley1989: "Easily one of the best trailers I have ever seen, love it!"
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@dlweiss: "I already know that Andrew Scott can bring the creepiness, so my one big hope is that his performance is also allowed to show how charming and convincingly harmless Tom is capable of appearing. That dichotomy is at the heart of what makes him such a unique monster."
@marc8750: "Finally something worth resubscribing (for). They (Netflix) don’t make good miniseries like they used to."
*Ripley comes to Netflix on April 4.
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