Rosaline is an American romantic comedy film directed by Karen Maine, from a screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, based on the novel When You Were Mine by Rebecca Sarle, in which in turn, was inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Synopsis[]
Rosaline is a comedic and revisionist take of Romeo and Juliet, as we see “the most famous love story ever told” through the eyes of Juliet's cousin Rosaline, a sharp but idealistic young woman—who happens to be Romeo's recent ex. What begins as an attempt to foil the famous romance and win back her guy becomes a journey of self-discovery as she ultimately works to help get the star-crossed lovers back together.[1]
Plot[]
Rosaline is a forward-thinking, ambitious young lady from the house of Capulet. She has been secretly seeing Romeo, a member of the Capulets' rivals, the Montagues, and promises to meet him at the Capulet masquerade ball. Rosaline misses the ball due to a meeting with a suitor, Dario Penza, that goes awry when they are trapped on a boat in a storm; meanwhile, Romeo becomes smitten with Rosaline's cousin Juliet. Rosaline follows Romeo and sees him wooing Juliet. Lord and Lady Capulet call on Rosaline's father Adrian, bringing Tybalt and Juliet with them. Rosaline lets Juliet know that she knows of the latter's liaison with Romeo and spends more time with her, hoping to make Juliet forget about Romeo. Rosaline writes letters to Romeo and becomes dismayed when he does not write back. She learns Romeo is still courting Juliet and helps her spurn him, but Juliet finds a necklace engraved with Romeo's and Rosaline's names and realizes her cousin's plan. Juliet confidently declares Romeo will not return to Rosaline.
Rosaline convinces her friend Count Paris to court Juliet to distract from his homosexuality; the Capulets heartily accept the suit, to Juliet's dismay. Rosaline finds a letter from Romeo to Juliet and realizes the two are about to elope. Rosaline and Dario infiltrate the Montague estate, intending to stop the wedding, but are caught by guards and escape on horseback. Dario tells Rosaline he is rejoining the navy. Rosaline realizes she did not truly love Romeo and sends his letters back to Juliet, but the message is intercepted by Tybalt. Romeo kills Tybalt in a duel; their respective fathers demand that Romeo and Juliet's marriage be annulled and declare war on each other.
Dario and Rosaline come to Juliet's room, offering to smuggle her and Romeo to safety, only to find out that Juliet has already carried out her plan to fake her death. Rosaline is assumed to have been at fault, but escapes with the help of her father. She arrives at Juliet's body to find Romeo still alive, as Dario had informed him of the plan. Rosaline tells Romeo to pretend to be dead, and scolds the arriving Montagues and Capulets for their feud. The families depart. Rosaline and Dario see Romeo and Juliet off at the docks before sharing a kiss.
In a mid-credits scene, Romeo and Juliet try to find common interests on the boat.
Cast[]
- Kaitlyn Dever as Rosaline
- Isabela Merced as Juliet
- Kyle Allen as Romeo
- Bradley Whitford as Adrian Capulet
- Spencer Stevenson as Paris
- Sean Teal as Dario
- Minnie Driver as The Nurse
- Miloud Mourad Benamara as Custodian
- Christopher McDonald as Lord Capulet
- Nicholas Rowe as Lord Montague
- Nico Hiraga as Steve the Courier
- Alistair Toovey as Tybalt
- Alhaji Fofana as Benvolio
- Lew Temple as Mr. Danieli
Production[]
In May 2021, it was announced that 20th Century Studios had picked up the film, after initially starting development over at MGM. It was also announced that Karen Maine had been hired to direct the film based on a screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, which in it of itself is based on the book When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle.[2]
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