Saturday, August 10, 2013

Moretz Talks About The Reason For "Carrie" Remake Delay

The Kimberly Peirce ("Boys Don't Cry") directed Carrie remake originally had a March 15th, 2013 release date that was pushed back until October 18, 2013....We now know the reason for the delay

The film's star Chloe Moretz tells Fangoria that the delay allowed for reshoots to take place in Toronto this past May to make the movie more intense and scarier:

"We actually prolonged the film, to be honest. We did some reshoots, and added three extra scenes with Julianne [Moore, as Carrie’s Mom] and I to make the movie even deeper and darker. We prolonged a couple of scenes that needed to have an extra moment or an extra beat just to make it even deeper. It wasn’t about cutting anything out or trying to edit around things; it was about adding more to make the movie scarier and more intense."


If the trailer is indication the move may prove to have been a good idea.

Based on author Stephen King's book--the 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma is a horror classic about a timid and tortured girl (Sissy Spacek) who uses her telekinetic powers to punish her tormentors.

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, a playwright who was brought in to rework the troubled Broadway production Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, wrote the new script which is said to be both more faithful and more realistic than the previous 1976 version.

The Three Musketeers Gabriella Wilde has won the role of Carrie's school ally Sue Snell. Judy Greer is lined up to play Miss Collins, the gym teacher. Portia Doubleday will play chief antagonist Chris Hargensen the popular girl that Nancy Allen played in the original Alex Russell plays a school bully as well.

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