"Strangers (on a Train, er, Plane) (Fincher, 20??)"
Not wild about the Hollywood angle but I think a Strangers on a Train remake could be a perfect project for Fincher. Flynn's Gone Girl script was solid enough and it was a strong adaptation of a book that I didn't think they'd be able to adapt that well. ---
Ben Affleck and David Fincher will re-team on a Warner Bros remake of the Hitchcock classic thriller Strangers On A Train. Gillian Flynn, who adapted her novel Gone Girl for Fincher and Affleck, is in talks to write the script. The film will be produced by Affleck under Pearl Street, the Warner Bros-based banner he runs with Matt Damon. WB’s Jon Berg is overseeing. They are calling it Strangers.
Though the Hitchcock remake–a Warner Bros library title and an adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel–will be its basis, this film will be contemporary and redefined for the times. This one might be best titled Strangers On A Plane, as Affleck will play a variation of the role played by Farley Granger of a tennis pro who is bored with his marriage and wants to get divorced, but instead gets entwined with a wealthy socialite psycho who proposes the notion of exchanging murders. The twist here is a compelling one. Affleck will play a movie star–in the middle of a campaign for an Oscar during awards season–whose private plane breaks down and is given a ride to LA on another plane by a wealthy stranger. In Fincher’s hands, who knows how that goes, but it sure does seem like fertile ground.
The idea of a remake has been kicking around for some time, with Arnold Kopelson at one point attempting it but never getting it off the ground. This is an important get for Warner Bros, and top brass is high on the project: Affleck, Fincher and Flynn’s Gone Girl was a lucrative one for Fox and New Regency, grossing $350 million worldwide on a $60 million budget.
dula dibiasi Member since Apr 05th 2004 21925 posts
Tue Jan-13-15 08:21 PM
1. "intrigued." In response to Reply # 0 Tue Jan-13-15 08:23 PM by dula dibiasi
not a fan of remaking hitch in general, but fincher and affleck have earned my trust at this point.
the casting of the bruno role will make or break this tho.
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2. "I'm okay with this, if it leads to remakes of the less famous Hitchcock" In response to Reply # 0
I would love a remake of my favorite Hitchcock movie, Shadow of a Doubt. I would be fine with Affleck as Uncle Charlie, and maybe Hailee Steinfeld as Young Charlie.
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