July 28, 2005
Nicole Kidman in Body Snatchers remake
Wow, this surprised me a lot. Nicole Kidman is signed to lead in the new Body Snatchers movie according to Coming Soon.
Nicole Kidman is set to play the lead in Invasion, German director Oliver Hirschbiegel's remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, reports Production Weekly.The Warner Bros. release, written by Dave Kajganich, will center on Carol (Kidman) who uncovers a conspiracy in a small town where the inhabitants' personalities seem to be changing.
Production on the new version will begin in October.
I don't know, this film has been remade a lot and I really do think that in the previous versions they've managed to cover quite a few different angles and feelings in the world at the time. So what's left? I'm not so sure that there is any feeling that this movie could capture right now, so it's going to have to survive on a more entertaining level.
Blah, blah, blah. Let's face it, Kidman has signed up and that means a lot in my book...then there's always Bewitched or The Interpreter to think about.
What do you think? Has this sweetened the news of another remake of this movie, or have your views remained the same...and what are they?
Posted by at July 28, 2005 04:35 PM
Comments
Posted by: Mike B. at July 28, 2005 04:57 PM
(Kidman) who uncovers a conspiracy in a small town where the inhabitants' personalities seem to be changing
Anyone else think Stepford Wives when they read that?
Posted by: Pudie at July 28, 2005 05:00 PM
She's been in A LOT of crappy movies lately. What's up with that? And weirdly enough she seems to escape unscathed from every one of them.
Posted by: Franklin at July 28, 2005 08:41 PM
Franklin, Nicole is skating on the fumes of her previous Oscar-worthy movies and having been married to that Cruise fella. But if she's not careful those fumes will dissipate quickly because a blockbuster, big box office kind of actress she is not although she's REALLY trying to be one. Her brand of chilliness works best for the smaller, period-type films.
Posted by: Crystal at July 28, 2005 09:17 PM
But was there really a need for a Body Snatchers re-make?
And with Nicole Kidman no less.
Posted by: Joseph Simmons at July 28, 2005 11:15 PM
Ohh no so much potential in a movie down the drain
Posted by: the boss at July 29, 2005 12:06 AM
I would have thought she got the body/personality change bug out of her system with The Stepford Wives.
Posted by: jimf at July 29, 2005 02:42 PM
Well, Nicole has to do something to revitalize her career. And I wish her the best. Bewitched indeed. Who would have ever thought that Nicole Kidman would sour Will Ferrell's career, instead of the opposite? ;)
I'm just worried that the only movies we'll see next year are remakes and superheroes. This year, King Kong will be the big one, I guess. Still, Body Snatchers is one of my faves.