New production of Carrie announced

[bobledrew]

From the New Musical Express:

"Film studios MGM and Screen Gems have hired Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer, to adapt Stephen King's Carrie for the big screen once more. Deadline.com reports that the writer will take on the project after he tries to rescue the flop musical Spiderman:Turn off the Dark in light of it's critical mauling. He will also turn his hand to hit musical TV show Glee, as writer and co-producer.

The remake is mooted to stick closer to the original source material than that of Brian DePalma's 1976 classic and will be the second time Aguirre Sacasa has adapted King's work, after turning The Stand into a graphic novel."

Thoughts about his previous work? I'm not familiar with it.

[~Ally~]

I'm not familiar with his previous work either, but I can guarantee if he makes it--whomever HE may be--I will watch it.

I'm always willing to give an adaptation of King's stories a try at least once.
Surely nothing can be worse than Carrie 2??

[GNTLGNT]

That should be an interesting endeavor...I'm kinda stoked actually...

[DeathStalker]

Third times a charm? But I thought the original with Sissy Spacek was really good.

[fushingfeef]

I liked his adaptation of The Stand for the graphic format, and I also liked his TV show "Big Love", so I'm excited to see what he does with Carrie. The guy definitely has some talent.

[SusanNorton]

Casting ideas?

[Brian - Metro]

http://www.tmz.com/2011/05/23/lindsa...g-remake-film/

[DeathStalker]

Stephen King mentioned Lindsay Lohan by name as a possible star in a remake of the classic film "Carrie"

Imagine, the whole movie filmed inside a jail cell...

[fushingfeef]

Well for starters I hope they don't make Carrie some "emo" chick. I'd rather have the movie be timeless than trendy.
Lindsay Lohan? She seems too old to play a high-schooler! I'd rather they go with an unknown and then cast everyone else as established stars. That would make Carrie even more different than everyone else.
How about Kathy Bates as Carrie's mother? Too old for the role?

[SusanNorton]

Well for starters I hope they don't make Carrie some "emo" chick. I'd rather have the movie be timeless than trendy.
Lindsay Lohan? She seems too old to play a high-schooler! I'd rather they go with an unknown and then cast everyone else as established stars. That would make Carrie even more different than everyone else.
How about Kathy Bates as Carrie's mother? Too old for the role?

Not at all, ff. I think she'd be perfect to play Carrie's mother. And Lindsey Lohan has talent, and I'm all for second (third, fourth?) chances, but I'd hate to see the movie hijacked by all the drama that would ensue with her starring. You know who'd be great? The girl who was in "The Lovely Bones." But I think she may be too young.