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Remember Leonardo DiCaprio’s little werewolf movie, the one he’s going to produce with Catherine Hardwicke directing? Things are moving forward with that production, and according to the LA Times](Can a studio create a new 'Twilight' (and could someone like Amanda Seyfried be the new Kristen Stewart)?), Amanda Seyfried is one of the names they’re looking at. Seeing that no other names are mentioned in the piece, she could very well be the top name in contention – albeit an older, Beverly Hills 90210 sort of casting choice.
Titled The Girl with the Red Riding Hood, the project is a modern spin on the classic Grimm story: “The story is an update of Little Red Riding Hood, with the requisite dark/dangerous/romantic elements that can appeal to *Twilight *fans – while also attracting audiences who simply like the fairy tale.” Yes, due to the werewolf element and the fact that it’s based on teens, the Times positions it all in a *Twilight *world. That’s fair, but this is one project that seems more based in something else. Aside from the solid source material, “The script has gotten high marks from power players around town, who describe it as elevated genre material a la this weekend’s Shutter Island.” Wouldn’t it, therefore, be more precise to say this could be due just as much to The Wolfman as it is to the shirtless New Moon wolves?
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