New York City got a serious dose of star power in mid-March 2026 when the cast of the upcoming film ‘Forbidden Fruits’ swept through town for a promotional blitz. Lili Reinhart, Victoria Pedretti, Lola Tung, Alexandra Shipp, and influencer Emma Chamberlain made the rounds together, appearing on major morning and daytime programs. The group hit the stages of ‘Good Morning America’ and ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’, generating plenty of buzz ahead of the film’s theatrical release. From the moment they arrived in the city, all eyes were on the cast’s fashion choices as much as the movie itself.
Reinhart set the tone for the press circuit with a polished, all-black look anchored by a curve-skimming mini dress and sleek heels. The ensemble was precise and confident, the kind of outfit that reads as effortless but is clearly very intentional. Her co-star Victoria Pedretti approached the tour with a different energy entirely, cycling through two distinct looks across their appearances. One was a romantic off-the-shoulder dress with a flowing skirt, and the other was a more playful pairing of a fitted skirt with a Galadriel-inspired shirt nodding to ‘The Lord of the Rings’. Both choices reflected a personality that clearly loves to keep people guessing.
The rest of the cast brought equally compelling energy to the style conversation. Lola Tung committed fully to a bold purple dress with matching footwear, making a monochromatic statement that was impossible to miss. Emma Chamberlain went a different route in a green low-cut dress layered over sheer black tights, a combination that felt fashion-forward and a little irreverent. Alexandra Shipp rounded out the group by going head-to-toe in black, keeping her look sharp and streamlined throughout the press commitments.
Beyond the fashion, the ‘Forbidden Fruits’ cast clearly came to New York with genuine enthusiasm for the project. Victoria Pedretti spoke about the experience of inhabiting such extreme characters, saying “It’s been so fun to bring these intense, twisted characters to life.” Lili Reinhart echoed that sentiment, describing the film’s tonal range as one of its strengths: “We’ve had a blast showing the world a story that’s equal parts dark, funny, and wild.” The energy between the cast members during their appearances suggested a genuine bond formed during production.
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‘Forbidden Fruits’ is set to arrive in theaters on March 27, 2026. The film centers on Apple, an employee at a store called Free Eden who secretly leads a witchy femme cult in the mall store’s basement alongside her close allies Cherry and Fig. The dynamic shifts dramatically when a new hire named Pumpkin enters the picture and begins challenging the group’s tight-knit sisterhood. The story escalates as the women are pushed to confront their own capacity for darkness, with increasingly dangerous consequences. The premise blends supernatural tension with sharp interpersonal drama, and the cast’s promotional energy suggests they are fully invested in selling the film’s singular vision to audiences.
The film is being distributed by Independent Film Company, known as IFC, which has positioned the release with the tagline “Can’t you see she’s poison?” That line, teased in early promotional material, captures the seductive menace at the heart of the story. Fans who have been tracking the project since its first announcement have been vocal about their excitement across social media, and the cast’s New York appearances only accelerated that anticipation. With a release just days away at the time of the press tour, the timing of the promotional push was sharp and well-executed.
Lili Reinhart first rose to widespread recognition playing Betty Cooper on the long-running teen drama ‘Riverdale,’ which ran for seven seasons and built an enormously loyal fanbase. Victoria Pedretti became a household name through her deeply unsettling performance in ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ and its follow-up ‘Bly Manor,’ as well as her role opposite Penn Badgley in ‘You.’ The two actresses bring significant genre experience to ‘Forbidden Fruits,’ which may explain the confidence and playfulness they both projected during the press tour.
‘Riverdale’ was originally developed as a darker reimagining of the Archie Comics universe, and the show’s willingness to go strange and melodramatic is something Reinhart has cited as foundational to her own comfort with genre-bending work. The concept of witchy sisterhood in cult narratives has a rich history in American independent cinema, dating back to films like ‘The Craft’ in the mid-1990s, which itself became a cult touchstone for a generation of young women drawn to stories about female power and its consequences.
What do you think of the cast’s press tour looks and the premise of ‘Forbidden Fruits’ — share your thoughts in the comments.
