New Trailer Revealed For 'Romeo And Juliet', Starring Douglas Booth (Trailer & Pictures)

It’s been a while since anyone’s attempted to pull off a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic doomed love story Romeo & Juliet. We suspect it’s because Baz Luhrmann did such a bang up job of it back in the 90’s that many have been simply too terrified to try and better it. However, with Douglas Booth and Paul Giamatti among the stars, director Carlo Carlei is probably confident that his 2013 version of the ancient play has the chops to do the original script justice especially with the Oscar winning 'Downton Abbey' creator Julian Fellowes adapting the screenplay.

Featuring the welcome voice of Zola Jesus on the backing soundtrack, the extended trailer for Carlei’s work has been revealed and apart from revealing that almost all the young actors in it are impossibly pretty, it also has a touch of a gothic feel about it, with dark shades adorning most of the clips shown and the infamous masked ball focused on as the first place the pair meet. 'Gossip Girl' star Ed Westwick also makes an appearance in the movie as the vengeful cousin of Juliet, Tybalt in his first role since leaving the show.

Watch the Romeo And Juliet trailer here!

It doesn’t appear that Carlei’s taken the gambles that Luhrmann did, his edition seems to be a lot more along traditional lines, set in the period and generally less histrionic than its predecessor. However, it does look like it’s going to catch the stomach-clenching bleakness of the script. With the release date of the film not until the end of October, there’s plenty of time to wait, but we’re expecting good things of this tragic tale.

Romeo and Juliet - also starring Damian Lewis and Hailee Steinfeld - hits cinemas in the UK on July 26, 2013.

Ed Westwick as Tybalt in in Romeo And Juliet

Douglas Booth as Romeo and Paul Giamatti as Friar Laurence in Romeo And Juliet