One of two features you fans wanted to see was the return of Kristen Recasts the Classics. Ask and ye shall receive! Before you get into a lather, Hollywood doesn’t have any plans to remake Elmer Gantry….currently. So then why did I single this out for a recast? Well, because I’d actually be interested in…
Technically, American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy stole my thunder on this with the recent announcement that Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon would take on the roles of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in a television exploration of the making of Baby Jane called Feud. The early bird catches the worm, right? Then again, Murphy’s…
Hollywood’s attempted to remake W.S. Van Dyke’s The Thin Man for decades. Around 2010 the remake got one step closer to production with the announcement that director Rob Marshall would helm the project with Johnny Depp tackling the role of dignified private eye, Nick Charles; talks were supposedly happening with Rachel Wesiz to play Nora.…
You might have read about the plans to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film, Strangers on a Train. If you missed the details you can read it about it in my latest News From the Lake column. In a nutshell, the movie is set to be retitled Strangers, and follows a movie star (Ben Affleck…
As I reported last week, James Ellroy (author of L.A. Confidential) is penning a remake of the classic Otto Preminger tale, Laura. As much as it pains me to do this, I figured I’d throw out a few casting suggestions although it’s doubtful this’ll ever come to fruition. (Remember when they were talking about doing…
I’m pained writing this post, but like death and taxes remakes are inevitable. Movies received the remake treatment since the first film was shot in front of a camera, and I expect remakes will continue into the next century. The problem is the movies Hollywood is deciding to “resurrect.” Does anyone REALLY want a remake…
It’s been awhile since I’ve recast any classics, the last one being about the Guys and Dolls remake. Interestingly, I’ve gotten quite a few comments about my Rebecca recast, and figured it might be time to dust off this feature! Veronica Lake’s birthday recently passed which gave me the perfect inspiration for our next bit…
