Quickhits: Open Call for Dark Materials, Another J-Horror Remake, Diesel as Sky
Filed under: Drama, Music & Musicals, Casting, Deals, New Line, RumorMonger, Newsstand, Remakes and Sequels
A random mix today:- According to Moviehole, an unnamed studio is putting together a remake of 1955's glorious-if-way-too-long film version of Guys and Dolls as a vehicle for Catherine Zeta-Jones. Vin Diesel, who has been interested in the project since it was first mentioned almost three years ago, is angling to play Sky Masterson. Dear me. Vin, I knew Marlon Brando. Marlon Brando was a friend of mine and, while you've got the swagger and can probably even sing better than he did, you're no Marlon Brando.
- Calling all teenage, female, British His Dark Materials fans: New Line is holding a series of open casting calls to find just the right girl to play the starring role of Lyra Belacqua in their film version of The Golden Compass. While you'll undoubtedly freezing your ass sitting in line (if the studio tells you "be prepared to wait a while," you KNOW it's going to be a long time), this is your big chance to become the female Daniel Radcliffe - three movies, baby, not to mention a bigger pile of money than you can possibly imagine.
- In other New Line news, they have acquired the remake rights to Japanese
horror flick Infection, and will produce a US
version with Vertigo Entertainment. (Vertigo loves them some J-Horror, having produced both Grudges, both
Rings, and Dark Water.) In order to make sure the remake is of the highest possible quality, New Line
has hired Channing Gibson, the mind behind Cradle 2 the Grave, to write the
screenplay. Gee, maybe they'll call this one Infection 4U, or something - he'll be right at home.
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3-15-2006 @ 11:06PM
Peter said...
While I don't at all think it is necessary that the story of Infection be told, it could certainly only be improved upon by a remake. The original is too touch and go to be taken seriously, but the concept has the potential to be really good. Except I'm sure that won't happen because they won't make it hard boiled like it needs to be. That was a regretful blind-buy.
Though, if you happen to read Bloody-Disgusting, don't believe their hype (as usual) of the news/film; "which I'd say is basically a Japanese 'Re-Animator'". Infection bares utterly NO resemblance to Re-Animator in any way, shape or form. Sometimes I wonder if the people who write this stuff ever actually pay attention to the movies they're writing about.
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3-16-2006 @ 4:34AM
Gerry said...
Let's get one thing straight. The first book of his Dark Materials is called Northern Lights. It is such a better name than the Golden Compass.
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3-16-2006 @ 10:27AM
Targ8ter said...
I remember a Blockbuster(?) ad that billed the Jet Li film as Cradle 2: The Grave, with the announcer apparently fully convinced that this was the sequal to Cradle 1...
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