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James Marsden to Star in Rod Lurie's Straw Dogs Remake
James Marsden to Star in Rod Lurie's Straw Dogs Remake
It was nearly two years ago this week that we first announced that Screen Gems' was remaking Straw Dogs . It has taken the last 18 months for the project to finally get off the ground. James Marsden will star as a Los Angeles screenwriter named David Sumner, who moves with his wife to ...
James Marsden is 'Straw' man
James Marsden is 'Straw' man
hollywoodreporter.com — James Marsden will star in Screen Gems' reimagining of the 1971 thriller "Straw Dogs" being written and... directed by Rod Lurie. James Marsden is 'Straw' man
James Marsden is 'Straw' man
James Marsden is 'Straw' man
hollywoodreporter.com — James Marsden will star in Screen Gems' reimagining of the 1971 thriller "Straw Dogs" being written and... directed by Rod Lurie. The new "Straw Dogs" follows Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden), who moves with his wife to her hometown in ... James Marsden is 'Straw' man
Straw Dogs Susan George
Straw Dogs Susan George
dvdbeaver.com — 'A young American mathematician, David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman), and his English wife, Amy (Susan George), move to... a Cornish village, seeking the quiet life. But beneath the seemingly peaceful isolation of the pastoral village lies a savagery and ... Straw Dogs Susan George
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Straw Dogs Remake Complaints. Today in Film Bloggery 04/23/09
SpoutBlog — Years after it was first announced that a Straw Dogs remake is in the works, X-Men actor James Marsden has been cast in the lead role, which was originated on film by Dustin Hoffman in Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 version. While many complainers are focusing on Marsden’s involvement, others are taking this opportunity to whine more generally about the film being remade in the first place. When I first responded to the idea two years ago, I was mostly worried that writer-director Rod Lurie would try to one-up the original in terms of the ...

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James Marsden draws "Straw Dog" lead (Reuters)Yahoo! News: Movie News 4/23/2009
Reuters - James Marsden will star in the reimagining of the 1971 thriller "Straw Dogs" that is being written and directed by Rod Lurie.
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James Marsden will star in Screen Gems' reimagining of the 1971 thriller Straw Dogs , being written and directed by Rod Lurie, says The Hollywood Reporter .
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