The 'Se7en' Crew Reunites to Get 'Proud'
Filed under: Thrillers, Deals, Scripts
Se7en... I'll never forget the first time I watched it, nestled with friends into the old seats at Gettysburg's Majestic Theater, all of us enamored, shocked, chilled, and buzzed on the thrill of the film IMDb ranks as #27 out of the Top 250 Films. It's one of those movies that elicits glazed eyes of fandom at its mention. But could the magic be brought to life again?The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision Blog reports that Se7en alums David Fincher, Andrew Kevin Walker, and Michael De Luca are re-teaming to make a new adaptation of Max Ehrlich's The Reincarnation of Peter Proud for Columbia Pictures. Fincher is, of course, attached to direct, and Walker will pen the script. (The book was originally adapted by Ehrlich himself for the film back in 1975.) The story focuses on a college prof who becomes plagued by recurring dreams and nightmares that he realizes are memories of a past life. With the help of his girlfriend, he tries to find the source of the visions and "discovers a woman and her grown-up daughter who are keys to his past life." The original story got in some hot water for a subplot rife with incest, but methinks that will be diluted or deleted this time around as everything gets updated.
With all of this in place, the only blocks left are the cast. It might seem like an easy pick, but I'd love to see Kevin Kline bite into this. Yes, he's the go-to guy for college professors, but he's also severely talented and severely under-utilized. A role like this could rip him out of the crap. But if the choice was yours, who would you like to see crack the past? Or are you just recoiling at word of another remake?
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11-09-2009 @ 10:59AM
Cindy said...
I was thrilled beyond belief to hear that they are going to re-make this amazing movie. It was one of my favorites as a young teen.
I like Kevin Kline. He's a terrific actor but I feel he is too old to play the role of Peter Proud. Professor does not equal old. I feel that this would be a great roll for Hugh Jackman to sink his teeth into.
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11-09-2009 @ 11:01AM
Petro1734 said...
This sounds like it could be really good.
I agree 100% with ya about Kevin kline too, that'd be awesome.
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11-09-2009 @ 12:23PM
Joe Leydon said...
Michael Sarrazin played the professor in the original film, back when Sarrazin was still considered hunky. So with all due respect to Mr. Kline, I seriously doubt they'll cast the part with anyone over the 35-40 range. BTW: As I recall, the original film had some fairly steamy activity for an R-rated movie.
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