Hi again, Marvel Man here once more, on an especially prolific blogging day (did you all check out Jennifer's Body? Are you as psyched as I am? What did you all think?). This time around I have a bit of news which should be exciting for a fair proportion of horror and classic film fans.Channel 4's digital teletext service is reporting that a cast is now in place for the, now official, remake of seventies controversial classic, and Mr B favourite, Straw Dogs.
They state that Superman Returns stars Kate Bosworth and James Marsden will take the lead roles, and be joined by genre veteran/bona fide legend/ Family Guy favourite James Woods (Videodrome).
The piece states:
"The Superman Returns star plays the wife of a Hollywood screenwriter - played by Marsden - who returns to her home town, only to find that life there is not as idyllic as she remembered.
Straw Dogs shocked audiences with its violence on release in 1971. The new film version is due out in 2010."
I shall refrain from commenting on the original film, as my views were made clear in a previous piece, but I will say that it is arguably influential, definitely infamous and an absolute favourite of Mr B who will no doubt comment further. From a solely casting standpoint I have to say Marsden is a favourite of mine, and Woods should be great in this role. Bosworth has never struck me as great but there may be a slight glimmer of potential, she certainly has a lot to prove, and live up to, here.
MM
Without understanding what the tone of the film is going to be, I can't really comment on the casting. I will say though that the original was utterly, utterly shocking. Peckinpah created a doozy here, no doubt about it. I just hope though that they don't decide to go down the torture porn route - which I could see happening quite easily.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I'd say it was a favourite, but I'd say it is certainly up there on the 'infamous' wall, alongside 'I Spit On Your Grave', 'Irreversible' and a few others including probably 'Martyrs' and 'Frontiers'.