No, he won't play the title character, but Leonardo DiCaprio is reportedly planning to produce a thriller about Little Red Riding Hood — one that probably has a not-so-sweet ending. The "reimagining" of the old story is said to have a "Gothic twist," and may be based on "oral versions of the tale, which date back to the Middle Ages, [and] are far darker and sometimes involve a werewolf rather than a wolf; the first published version, by Charles Perrault, concludes with Red Riding Hood eaten by the wolf, with no happy ending."
Though it's annoying to think of yet another scary film focused around a female victim, I like the idea of an updated, adult version of Little Red Riding Hood that hasn't been declawed. Like Hansel and Gretel, this story frightened me as a kid, so the ingredients are certainly there for a spooky film. I would love to see Tim Burton's take on Little Red Riding Hood, that would be amazing. But I digress. Can you imagine a dark and scary version of Little Red?
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The whole idea of Little Red Riding Hood should be scary in itself and that someone would want to chanel that sounds okay to me. But execution is something different and I would love to see someone like Tim Burton, or even more Guillermo Del Toro, tackle it on.
1Uh... Company of Wolves, anyone? Been done. And done well.
2i seem to remember reese witherspoon in a red riding hood update back when i was in high school -- "freeway"?
3The whole point of the story is that its scary. I don't know how I think about it until I hear who is in it-
But I need to check out this Company of Wolves-
4amrita- I TOTALLY remember FREEWAY, because it was AWESOME! It had such a B movie feel to it- but Reese was perfect in the lead role!
5Amrita, I can't believe I forgot. I absolutely love Freeway.
6And in addition to Freeway and Company of Wolves, there's Hard Candy!
7I would love to see the adult version of Red Riding Hood especially if Tim Burton would do it! He is the best. Let's keep our fingers cross for the making of this said movie. ;D
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