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Color me surprised.
I feel like I shouldn’t be any time something gets in line to be remade, but I thought we would’ve heard about a remake of the J.A. Bayona-directed, Guillermo del Toro-produced thriller The Orphanage](The Orphanage (2007) - Movie | Moviefone) by now. Well, it’s indeed in the works, with del Toro remaining on board as producer and Larry Fessenden (The Last Winter](The Last Winter (2006) - Movie | Moviefone)) being brought on as director, according to THR.
An actor, producer, director, writer and editor in his own right, Fessenden has no small familiarity with the horror genre – even presently starring as a grave robber in this Friday’s horror-comedy, I Sell the Dead – and his more considered filmmaking style seems ideal for a story that turns out to have as much sorrow in store as spooks.
The Reporter notes the the project is still in need of a lead actress. The original hinged on Belén Rueda’s wonderfully empathetic performance; who do you think could fill the role of leading lady in this case? Not to dwell on that Lovely Bones post, but I really do think Rachel Weisz could bring the right sensibility to this, or maybe Diane Lane… Your thoughts?