‘SILENT HILL’ Director is set to Re-Imagine ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’
The idea of taking classic fairy tales and approaching it from a darker angle seems to be all the rage in Hollywood. Following last year’s Red Riding Hood, a few of the “children’s” stories set to be released soon that have been re-imagined include Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Jack and the Beanstalk. It seems that the European market has taken notice of this and is capitalizing on this new trend. Beauty and the Beast is the next tale set to get the new and dark treatment. How dark are they going to take it? Just look at its director to give you a taste of the blood sure to be shed. Christophe Gans, who is best known for helming Silent Hill and Brotherhood of the Wolf is attached to the project. French actors Vincent Cassell and Lea Seydoux are set to star. Though I’m not the biggest fan of the Silent Hill film adaptation, I secretly love Brotherhood of the Wolf even though I am fully aware that the movie is absolutely ridiculous. The film is an over-the-top absurd blend of martial-arts films, horror, and action thrills in an 18th century period piece that happens to be a lot of fun. Plus, there’s a giant wolf which gives you a taste of what may be to come in Beauty and the Beast. Production begins this fall.
The above still is a close-up of the eye of the wolf from Brotherhood of the Wolf. To check out the whole thing, you can click the link and enjoy the movie in its entirety below.
Source: Variety
Michael Haffner
Somewhere between growing up on a steady diet of Saturday morning trips to the local comic-book shop, collecting an unhealthy amount of action figures, and frequent viewings of Ray Harryhausen and Hammer Horror films, came forth a nerdy boy that was torn between journalism and the arts. In high school, Michael found himself writing a movie column for the school newspaper. Yet, he went on to get a BFA in Studio Art at Webster University. When not writing about films, you can still find him discussing classic horror, collecting action figures, and reading Batman. Clearly, not much has changed.
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