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Elizabeth Banks (Slither) will star in the horror remake “A Tale of Two Sisters” for DreamWorks, based on Kim Jee-Woon’s 2003 Korean movie of the same name, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie revolves around two sisters who return home to their father after spending time in a mental institution and whose recovery is hindered by their cruel stepmother’s (Banks) obsessiveness and an interfering ghost. Brothers Thomas and Charles Guard will helm the film, scheduled to begin shooting in July in Shreveport, La.
Craig Rosenberg adapted the English-language screenplay, with a rewrite from Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro.
Banks appeared in “Spider-Man 3” and will have a role in “Starship Dave,” opposite Eddie Murphy.
Best-selling novelist Stephen King has rarely made any bones about how he feels about the big- and small-screen adaptations of his stories. King is notoriously vocal about giving his blessing to a project or stating his disapproval of an adaptation. As his reputation has grown and his ability to structure contracts with publishers, King has taken a very active role in who can and does purchase the rights to adapt his works.
For the most part, it’s produced a string of exceptional movies that are faithful to the printed page and palatable not only to King but his large fan-base.
This summer sees the release of “1608” an adaptation of a King short story. And it appears that King has seen the film and approves of director Mikael Håfström’s film.
“I know that Stephen King saw the film a few weeks ago, but I have never met him,” Håfström said in an interview. “I am pleased that he seemed to like it.”
The Swedish-born Håfström looked at previous King-adaptations as he was preparing to work on the film, including “The Shining” (which King is notoriously unhappy with director Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of his work), “Carrie” and “Misery.” Håfström took particular inspiration from “Misery” when it came to filming “1608.”
The very alienated feeling of being isolated in a room was important, because it’s a very similar situation that John Cusack’s character has with James Caan’s character in” Misery”,” Håfström said.
In “1408” Cusack plays a a writer investigating and debunking psychic phenomena until he comes across the Dolphin Hotel’s room 1608, where people have died mysteriously.
“I don’t know why some [adaptations] have worked and some haven’t,” Håfström said. “I’m just very glad that I got to do one. … [King] really liked what John Cusack did with the role.”
“1408” opens at a theater near you on June 22.
Over its six seasons, “Smallville” has welcome a large number of DC-canon guest stars to the show–from Aquaman to the Flash to Martian Manhunter.
For the series seventh season, Clark Kent will meet one of the big names of the DC universe.
Supergirl will make her “Smallville” debut when the series kicks off its seventh (and most likely final) season next fall on the CW.
Producer Al Gough talked to TV Guide On-Line about the as-of-yet uncast role and what it could mean for the series. Supergirl will be Kara, a cousin of Clark’s from Krypton. She was sent to Earth at the same time as Clark, but has remained in suspended animation for the past sixteen years. Her resurrection will tie into the season-ending cliffhanger at the dam.
“We’ll find out in the season premiere that the big dam break in last season’s finale is the reason she’s finally awoken,” said Gough.
Gough says this latest visitor from the DC Comics universe “will help Clark get in touch with his Kryptonian roots. With his [adopted] father dead and his [adopted] mother moved to Washington [to become a U.S. Senator], and Lana blown up, suddenly there’s some family in his life.”
Like her cousin, Kara will have enhanced physical abilities generated by Earth’s yellow sun. “She has all of Clark’s powers and a couple he doesn’t have yet,” Gough teases. “She can fly. And her response when Clark asks why is ‘obviously girls mature faster than boys.'”
Kara, a teenager when Krypton exploded, was sent to Earth by her father, Zor-El (Kal-El’s uncle), to look after her younger cousin. But while in suspended animation she didn’t age and now it’s Clark who must be the mentor. “She becomes enamored with our culture: clothes and iPods and stuff,” Gough says. “We’ll have a lot of fun as she gets acclimated.”
Kara makes her debut in the season premiere of the CW drama and will appear in about half of this season’s episodes. A casting notice is set to go out shortly, and producers hope to unveil their new addition at July’s Comic-Con in San Diego.
