Author Stephen King reacts to the news of a Carrie remake
"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, 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 David's: Lynch or Cronenberg."
The Carrie remake is still in very early stages and, like Stephen King says, "who knows if it will happen?" However, our original report from yesterday indicated MGM and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa want to be more faithful to Stephen King's novel than the original movie, so perhaps the author might get behind this project after all. We'll just have to wait and see.
Carrie was released November 3rd, 1976 and stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen, John Travolta, P.J. Soles. The film is directed by Brian De Palma.
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Pedro Elias Rodriguez Castillo
I can't imagin to see another version from the classic horrror movie from 1976 "CARRIE" directed by Bryan de Palma . When I saw this movie for the first time I was barely fifteen years old (15) fortunaltely previously I was lucky to read the book indeed. But Sissy Speacek and Piper Laurie made a wonderful performance on this film. the Music score peformed by Pino Donaggio was a Masterpiece!!! Every single scene fit so perfectly with the music. I consider the most reamarkable scene at the Prom Night few minutes ago before "Carrie White" was pleading with a lot of innocence to the crown from the party and her classmate Sue was trying to avoid the accident from the "bucket of Blood" and so on, the whole scene was so amazing and unforgettable. I must confess taht I couldn't take off from my mind the music from this named scene in so many years!!! This was a spectacular and unforgettable movie. I concern the thechnology can improbe so many things that wasn't impossible toi make from the 70's... But just think about it, can you imagine to se a new movie remake from "Gone With The Wind" or "The Godfather" , I can't vizualise it, we can't replace the original actors, it never be the same....
7 months agoby @Pedro-Elias-Rodriguez-CastilloFlag
masterofthemoon
I can't see Lindsay Lohan as Carrie. I'd rather see someone else in the role.
1 year agoby @masterofthemoonFlag
Nautical
Yes...why?
1 year agoby @nautical05Flag
SomethingMore
Okay news!
1 year agoby @SomethingMoreFlag
JasonKat
Hey im still waiting on my Pet Sematary REMAKE, damnit! lol. and yea! (IT) was also a fav as well. among others that r not his movies like "the birds," & jaws. There r movies worth remaking then there r those ur bet leaving as they r,
1 year agoby @jasonkatFlag
ignitedspade
I'd like to see an IT remake as well. And one that is actually scary, and not laughable. Tim Curry was the best part of the original.
1 year agoby @ignitedspadeFlag
Titanictom
Yes Why????? It HAS been made 2 times now....Did the forget the Miniseries version from a few years back???!!!
1 year agoby @titanictomFlag
Justhim_sir
When I saw IT when I was a child, man...nightmares. Can't sleep clown will eat me (lol). Anyway Carrie was a nice horror film, and the mom in that remind me as my mom lol but she was a the one to be scared of not carrie not till towards the end.
1 year agoby @justhim-sirFlag
Mutant
which books of his hasn't been turned into films?
Think about that.
1 year agoby @zenderFlag
Bane. Ferguson
yes to Lynch
1 year agoby @Zak-FFlag
Mr_Jellyfish
Being "more faithful to the novel" doesn't automatically make it better, it always annoys me when filmmakers say that to justify making something. The TV version of The Shining was "more faithful to the novel" and it sucked.
1 year agoby @mr-jellyfishFlag
Spack
I hope this "remake" trend will be killed off sometime soon in Hollywood. And they don't award Christopher Nolan for "original screenplay" while there are so many script pages based on previous script pages. Damn it! Who even wants a Carrie movie remake?! I read the novel, it was good "on the pages", the movie was not good at all. At least they need to shoot it directly for DVD.
1 year agoby @spackFlag
Bane5000
@gldphishy...In my opinion, i think Vincent D'Onofrio from Law and Order:CI could play a good Pennywise
1 year agoby @bane5000Flag
CelluloidDreams
I ask why to....!! It was made into a film back in 1977 directed by Brian De Palm ...then again in 2002 it became a television film based on the novel "Carrie" ... ..Oh we can't forget ...(LOL!) "The Rage: Carrie 2" ......and then for Laughs ...there was also the Broadway musical, "Carrie" which was based on the Stephen King novel to!.....
1 year agoby @2movieguysFlag
Corey
Claiming the movie was better than his own book?
1 year agoby @coreyFlag
RojoDiablo
Much rather see a remake of IT instead, with a R rating!
1 year agoby @rojodiabloFlag
Rich Ebersole
ya what are they thinking?
1 year agoby @Rich-EbersoleFlag
skywise
this is so not cool
1 year agoby @skywiseFlag
Gldphishy
who would make a perfect Pennywise the Clown? hmmm
1 year agoby @gldphishyFlag
Gldphishy
a new carrie might be good if done well. I'm saying remake IT...that could be a nice big-screen project as the original was a tv series
1 year agoby @gldphishyFlag
Shnoopbop
Took the words right out of my mouth Steve!
1 year agoby @shnoopbopFlag
REDRUM
I think Lindsey would be great in a mad cow role, honestly think the only movie to look forward to from King in the near future would be "the Gunslinger".
1 year agoby @redrumFlag
Smitty-werbenjagermanjensen
Not too mention i never rlly liked the movie carrie, didnt hate it jus didnt rlly find it scary for a horror movie. And you can just tell this will end up like the remake "prom night" or "stepdad"
1 year agoby @Smitty-werbenjagermanjensenFlag
Smitty-werbenjagermanjensen
@DB23 ... that pretty much hit the nail in the head. imagination and being original seems to dead in the horror genre nowadays. Although i think scream4 is the best we had in a long time.
1 year agoby @Smitty-werbenjagermanjensenFlag
jess-51
and this why i love Stephen King he kick ass
all the time
1 year agoby @jess-51Flag
account-closed
Look, for those who really care, there is absolutely no doubt we are unfortunately living and witnessing, the worst period of horror films. The writers and directors have absolute no clue what they are doing. They really are clueless. The worst generation. So far away from reality and the foundations of horror films, it is unbelievable. The fact they are doing remakes is another way of saying, I can't be bothered to understated the true art of making a great Horror film. For goodness sake, have a bit of respect the genre, and go back to black and white if you have too. In fact I demand it. Horror only works one way and one way only. The way it was done in the old days. STOP the bullsh*t remakes, and quit trying to impress us with the digital crap. It doesn't work Hollywood. Don't you get that. Before even attempting or even thinking about making a horror film, go learn what it really means to make a horror film. Sorry for my rant but makes me mad.
1 year agoby @account-closedFlag
JasonKat
im not against reboots or remakes, im against stupid movies. I really dont care if a classic was rebooted, i just wished sum day sum1 would actually get sumthing right. Weather any1 likes it or not.. not every 80s film was ever done right, they were just great films in that time since it was new to all of us, kinda like blk n white tv switching to color. now its going to 3d, So now a days when movies r remade, such as scary movies, they dont really scare us anymore. because most of us grew up w that. (if that makes secne) Alot of people perfer old classics than remakes and thats only cause most of u r not letting go of the past. and ur comparing sumthing like say.."nightmare on elm street w the remake" (which i actually liked alot) But again... if only sum1 would get it right, it just might bypass the classic. With that said.. CARRIE is not award winning, but its not a stupid movie either. So whoever makes this remake (if its done)... make it good. and that goes for all remakes that r coming up.
1 year agoby @jasonkatFlag
Jakn
Thank god King stepped in!
1 year agoby @jaknFlag
The First Avenger: JohnnyBlaze
More people should be asking that question in hollywood
1 year agoby @johnnyblazetb82Flag
Jimthar
stephen king isn't the only person asking, WHY?
1 year agoby @jimtharFlag