The 1976 original starred Sissy Spacek as a shy teenager who develops telekinetic powers after being bullied by her classmates. John Travolta and Piper Laurie also starred.
TheHollywood Reporterbroke the news of the redo, butEntertainment Weeklyscored a reaction quote from King himself. After pointing out that announced remakes ofItandThe Standhaven’t seen much movement, King said,“Who knows if it will happen? The real question is why, when the original was so good? I mean, not Casablanca, or anything, but a really good horror-suspense film, much better than the book.”
He’s not entirely against the idea though, even suggesting some bold casting. ”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.”
Aside from being famously against Stanley Kubrick’s version ofThe Shining, King has been rather quiet about his oeuvre being mined time and again for, usually, cheap made-for-television movies. When J.J. Abrams asked to option the rights to King’sThe Dark Towersaga, widely considered his masterpiece, the author sold it for $19.
There was a hilariously bad sequel toCarriein 1999 titledThe Rage: Carrie 2and a TV remake in 2002 that ended much differently as a setup for a potential“Carrie” series.
Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who just joined the writing staff on“Glee” and recently rewrote the Broadway disaster“Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” is working on the new adaptation. He previously adapted King’s work,“The Stand,” for Marvel Comics. This will be his first feature screenplay.
A rehash of Carrie was to be expected considering Hollywood’s hurry to redo recognizable horror titles of the’70s and’80s. A successful update will, of course, depend on their choice of director. King wants David Lynch or Cronenberg. Who would you pick?
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