Egads - there are bad remake ideas, and then there are BAD remake ideas ...
The Women was one the great Hollywood classics of the late 1930's. An adaptation of Clare Boothe Luce's play, it was at once a showpiece for some of the top actresses of the era (including a glorious campy diva turn by Rosalind Russell, who really made far too few films), and a delicious catfight. Now shooting will begin this summer on a remake that's dialing back the catty style, and features a cast list that makes you want to fall asleep before you finish reading it. It's a terrible shame really. This is great material. I mean the Broadway revival a few years back was hilarious and featured just the sort of cast a work like this needs - Cynthia Nixon, Kristen Johnson, Jennifer Coolidge, Jennifer Tilly, Rue McClanahan. Really it was a perfect cast for this deliciously sharp-edged work (and why the hell isn't the Stage on Screen showing of it on dvd?). Who the hell wants to watch something like this if it's not only not catty - but also stars Meg Ryan? Ugh.
Posted by armand at June 2, 2007 10:44 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Movies