"Little Red Riding Hood" Coming to the Big Screen...But With a Twist! - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 08-06-2009, 12:06 AM

Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way banner is developing a Gothic reimagining of "Little Red Riding Hood" with screenwriter David Leslie Johnson.
The Warner Bros.-based banner partnered with Johnson on horror pic "Orphan," which has grossed $28 million in its first 11 days.

The "Red Riding Hood" project's been developed internally at Appian Way but isn't being positioned as a possible acting vehicle for DiCaprio.

The best-known version of the story -- in which a wolf disguises himself to fool a girl delivering food to her sick grandmother in the forest -- was published in the 19th century by the Brothers Grimm. Earlier oral versions of the tale, which date back to the Middle Ages, are far darker and sometimes involve a werewolf rather than a wolf; the first published version, by Charles Perrault, concludes with Red Riding Hood eaten by the wolf, with no happy ending.

Appian Way is partnered with Phoenix Pictures on Paramount's upcoming thriller "Shutter Island," starring DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1

JamesG · 08-06-2009, 01:02 AM

Yeah, I heard about this one.
Looks like it could be interesting.

Schmoopie · 08-06-2009, 02:02 AM

The words "Gothic" and Little Red Riding Hood" are all it took to interest me. I don't know that I'd want to see it without seeing the previews first, but it's an intriguing idea.

08-06-2009, 12:06 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	"Little Red Riding Hood" Coming to the Big Screen...But With a Twist! Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way banner is developing a Gothic reimagining of "Little Red Riding Hood" with screenwriter David Leslie Johnson. The Warner Bros.-based banner partnered with Johnson on horror pic "Orphan," which has grossed $28 million in its first 11 days. The "Red Riding Hood" project's been developed internally at Appian Way but isn't being positioned as a possible acting vehicle for DiCaprio. The best-known version of the story -- in which a wolf disguises himself to fool a girl delivering food to her sick grandmother in the forest -- was published in the 19th century by the Brothers Grimm. Earlier oral versions of the tale, which date back to the Middle Ages, are far darker and sometimes involve a werewolf rather than a wolf; the first published version, by Charles Perrault, concludes with Red Riding Hood eaten by the wolf, with no happy ending. Appian Way is partnered with Phoenix Pictures on Paramount's upcoming thriller "Shutter Island," starring DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1
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Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	The words "Gothic" and Little Red Riding Hood" are all it took to interest me. I don't know that I'd want to see it without seeing the previews first, but it's an intriguing idea.
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08-06-2009, 01:02 AM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	Yeah, I heard about this one. Looks like it could be interesting.