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... • James Marsden is set to star in Rod Lurie's reimagining of "Straw Dogs," according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film will focus on a screenwriter whose relationship with his wife starts to change for the worse after they move to her hometown in the South. Marsden recently starred in "Sex Drive." ...
Straw Dogs remake gains lead
Filmstalker —
... . That announcement comes from The Hollywood Reporter . Now for people who know the original film I guess you might be feeling the same thing I was, a little torn either way. It could be great for Marsden, for if they are making this as strong as the original then he's going to be seen in a whole new light, especially if it works, but if they aren't and he's been chosen for his audience recognition, then this could be going the standard couple in strange town, pulled into a terrifying confrontation. The original film sees Hoffman and ...
Thursday's not making the Grade news
The Medium is Not Enough TV blog —
Film
Pic of Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness
Kevin Macdonald to develop and direct adaptation of Asimov's The End of Eternity
Elizabeth Banks to star in Forever 21
James Marsden to star in remake of Straw Dogs
Theatre
£4m of funding cut by Budget
British TV
Michael Grade to step down as chief exec of ITV1 ...
'Straw Dogs' Remake is Unfortunately Still Happening and James Marsden is Aboard
RopeofSilicon.com —
... Word from The Hollywood Reporter is the film will center on Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden), who moves with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, leading to a violent confrontation. ...
Sacrilege! James Marsden Set To Lead 'Straw Dogs' Remake
:: The Playlist :: —
... In what is yet another sad notch on the remake bedpost, James Marsden will star in a reimagining of the 1971 film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. ...
I Am Link
my new plaid pants —
... --- Strawier Dogs - Somebody thought it was a good idea to green-light a remake of Sam Pekinpah's brutal Straw Dogs? Really? Mkay. Well at least a terrific actor, James Marsden, has signed on, maybe that means... something positive? This just seems insane to me though. ...
Morning Deal Report: Straw Dogs Are Barking
The Screengrab —
... happening…it is, in fact, happening. Writer/director Rod Lurie is going ahead with his remake of Straw Dogs, and he’s found his star. And it is…drum roll…incredibly bland James Marsden! “The new Straw Dogs, from Screen Gems, follows Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden), who moves with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, leading to a violent confrontation,” per The Hollywood Reporter.
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The Morning Take: Thur., April 23
Carpetbagger —
... . With a new study concluding that DVD sales dropped 6 percent last year, and predicting further declines over the next five years, studios are having increasing trouble getting banks to pony up. James Marsden will take the role originally played by Dustin Hoffman in a “reimagining” of the classic 1971 Sam Peckinpah thriller “Straw Dogs.” In the original film, which set new standards for graphic violence back in the day, Mr. Hoffman played a mathematician who went to live in a rural English village with his wife, a former local. Conflict ensued, culminating in a brutally ...
PECKINPAH REMAKE GETS GUY FROM 27 DRESSES
FilmDrunk.com —
... The new “Straw Dogs” follows Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden), who moves with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, leading to a violent confrontation. The original, co-written and directed by Sam Peckinpah, saw Dustin Hoffman in the role of Sumner, with the story set in rural England. [THR] ...
James Marsden Grabs the Lead in the 'Straw Dogs' Remake
Cinematical —
If there's one remake that's solidly irking the masses, it would be Rod Lurie's plan to re-do Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs. Remaking a big studio film is one thing -- remaking a controversial and violent Peckinpah film is something else entirely. In March and August of 2007, Cinematical readers weighed in with their distaste, and now a few years later, this sucker is finally getting cast ... with Cyclops. The Hollywood Reporter posts that James Marsden will be taking over Dustin Hoffman's shoes to play David ...
James Marsden Branches Out
Cinema Blend News —
... few years James Marsden has been stealthily establishing himself as a bankable actor, delivering twinkling comic turns in movies like Hairspray and Enchanted and even going totally against type in the surprisingly fun Sex Drive . Now it's time for the transition into drama, and Marsden has taken the lead role in Straw Dogs , Rod Lurie's adaptation of the 1971 Sam Peckinpah thriller, which itself was based on the novel The Siege at Trencher's Farm . Based on the report in THR , the two movies will turn out to be pretty different. The original starred Dustin Hoffman as ...
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