“Saltburn” is Emerald Fennell’s upcoming thriller starring Rosamund Pike, Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Carey Mulligan. It test-screened yesterday in Culver City, California and reactions have been wildly positive.
If you remember, Fennell directed the Sundance sensation, “Promising Young Woman,” in 2020. She went on to win a Best Original Screenplay Oscar, but was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. Obviously, her follow-up comes with high expectations.
Those expectations seem to have been met last night, with some saying the film felt like “The Talented Mr. Ripley.” Filmed last summer, “Saltburn” is about a grand, aristocratic English family and is a story of obsession. I’ll have more as details start to trickle in…