The Horror Movie 'Carrie' Set to Be Remade - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-19-2011, 08:32 PM

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer who was brought on to rewrite and hopefully save Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, has booked several projects to follow. On the TV side, he'll become a co-producer and writer of the hit series Glee. And I'm told that he's just been set by MGM and Screen Gems to write a remake of Carrie, the Stephen King thriller about the hyperkinetic teenagers who gets pushed too far at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. King's bestselling book was turned into the 1976 film that starred Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Amy Irving and Piper Laurie as the repressive mother.

For Aguirre-Sacasa, these diverse projects are right in his wheelhouse. On Carrie, he will write a version that is more faithful to the King book than the earlier movie, much the same as Joel and Ethan Coen went back to the Charles Portis novel True Grit to present a version that didn't really feel like a remake. Aguirre-Sacasa has a relationship with the author, after writing the graphic novel version of King's The Stand, King's seminal apocalyptic novel.

http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/

Torgo · 05-20-2011, 09:32 AM

This will be the second remake.

More faithful doesn't always equal better, IMO the TV version of The Shining is a prime example of this.

JamesG · 05-20-2011, 12:31 PM

^ as well as Syfy's Children of the Corn.

Torgo · 05-20-2011, 12:50 PM

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^ as well as Syfy's Children of the Corn.

Yep

JamesG · 05-20-2011, 01:20 PM

Stephen King Weighs In on Carrie Remake
By Aiden Redmond
Posted May 20th 2011

Hot off the news that MGM and Screen Gems have hired playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to pen the upcoming remake of Carrie, Entertainment Weekly caught up with Stephen King to get his thoughts on the matter.

"I've heard rumblings about a 'Carrie' remake, as I have about 'The Stand' and 'It,'. Who knows if it will happen? The real question is why, when the original was so good? I mean, it's not 'Casablanca' or anything, but a really good horror-suspense film, much better than the book.

Piper Laurie really got her teeth into the bad-mom thing. Although Lindsay Lohan as Carrie White ... hmmm. It would certainly be fun to cast. I guess I could get behind it if they turned the project over to one of the Davids: Lynch or Cronenberg."

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/05/20...carrie-remake/

Reverend Jim · 05-20-2011, 01:21 PM

Torgo · 05-20-2011, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Stephen King Weighs In on Carrie Remake
By Aiden Redmond
Posted May 20th 2011

Hot off the news that MGM and Screen Gems have hired playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to pen the upcoming remake of Carrie, Entertainment Weekly caught up with Stephen King to get his thoughts on the matter.

"I've heard rumblings about a 'Carrie' remake, as I have about 'The Stand' and 'It,'. Who knows if it will happen? The real question is why, when the original was so good? I mean, it's not 'Casablanca' or anything, but a really good horror-suspense film, much better than the book.

Piper Laurie really got her teeth into the bad-mom thing. Although Lindsay Lohan as Carrie White ... hmmm. It would certainly be fun to cast. I guess I could get behind it if they turned the project over to one of the Davids: Lynch or Cronenberg."

http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/05/20...carrie-remake/

I have a book of interviews with King, and he says a few times that he thought the 1976 version was better than his book. He liked the changes they made and thought it was better paced.

catlover79 · 05-20-2011, 02:40 PM

What, again??

JamesG · 05-20-2011, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

I have a book of interviews with King, and he says a few times that he thought the 1976 version was better than his book. He liked the changes they made and thought it was better paced.

Do you ever see The Rage: Carrie 2?

What did you think of it? I haven't seen it in years and don't remember it much.

Torgo · 05-20-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesG

Do you ever see The Rage: Carrie 2?

What did you think of it? I haven't seen it in years and don't remember it much.

I didn't like it much, but it's been years since I've seen it too.

Torgo · 05-20-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

What, again??

To be fair it's only the second remake, look at how many times Dracula, Frankenstein, and Tarzan have been done.

UMFaninMD · 05-20-2011, 10:13 PM

I actually preferred the TV version of "The Shining." I just didn't care for Jack Nicholson's hammy performance.

I wonder if this Carrie remake, while apparently sticking more to the book, will be updated for today's audience, with references to Twitter, Facebook, etc. I also can't see Lindsay Lohan as Carrie---she's more suited to Chris I think. Angela Bettis, the Carrie in the TV remake, should reprise her role. She has that "outcast on the verge of going mad" look that's perfect.

catlover79 · 05-21-2011, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

To be fair it's only the second remake, look at how many times Dracula, Frankenstein, and Tarzan have been done.

Well, I guess you've got a point there.

80sTrivia · 05-21-2011, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

What, again??

This was my initial reaction as well, Monika...

Retro4Life · 05-21-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

To be fair it's only the second remake, look at how many times Dracula, Frankenstein, and Tarzan have been done.

Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde springs to mind here, too. Countless remakes of this one, and 'reimaginings" or whatever.

There's a difference, though. Dracula, Frankenstein, Tarzan, et al were more grandly themed works, and I think are more ripe for interpretation. Carrie is at its heart, a more intimate, simple tale and there's not nearly so much room for the artist's vision to come into play. Just my opinion of course.

05-19-2011, 08:32 PM	#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	The Horror Movie 'Carrie' Set to Be Remade Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the playwright and comic book writer who was brought on to rewrite and hopefully save Broadway's Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, has booked several projects to follow. On the TV side, he'll become a co-producer and writer of the hit series Glee. And I'm told that he's just been set by MGM and Screen Gems to write a remake of Carrie, the Stephen King thriller about the hyperkinetic teenagers who gets pushed too far at the prom and wreaks havoc on her fellow high school students. King's bestselling book was turned into the 1976 film that starred Sissy Spacek, John Travolta, Amy Irving and Piper Laurie as the repressive mother. For Aguirre-Sacasa, these diverse projects are right in his wheelhouse. On Carrie, he will write a version that is more faithful to the King book than the earlier movie, much the same as Joel and Ethan Coen went back to the Charles Portis novel True Grit to present a version that didn't really feel like a remake. Aguirre-Sacasa has a relationship with the author, after writing the graphic novel version of King's The Stand, King's seminal apocalyptic novel. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/
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JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,121	*Stephen King Weighs In on Carrie* Remake** By Aiden Redmond Posted May 20th 2011 Hot off the news that MGM and Screen Gems have hired playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa to pen the upcoming remake of Carrie, Entertainment Weekly caught up with Stephen King to get his thoughts on the matter. "I've heard rumblings about a 'Carrie' remake, as I have about 'The Stand' and 'It,'. Who knows if it will happen? The real question is why, when the original was so good? I mean, it's not 'Casablanca' or anything, but a really good horror-suspense film, much better than the book. Piper Laurie really got her teeth into the bad-mom thing. Although Lindsay Lohan as Carrie White ... hmmm. It would certainly be fun to cast. I guess I could get behind it if they turned the project over to one of the Davids: Lynch or Cronenberg." http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/05/20...carrie-remake/

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05-20-2011, 10:13 PM	#12
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	I actually preferred the TV version of "The Shining." I just didn't care for Jack Nicholson's hammy performance. I wonder if this Carrie remake, while apparently sticking more to the book, will be updated for today's audience, with references to Twitter, Facebook, etc. I also can't see Lindsay Lohan as Carrie---she's more suited to Chris I think. Angela Bettis, the Carrie in the TV remake, should reprise her role. She has that "outcast on the verge of going mad" look that's perfect.