Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday join Chloe Moretz in 'Carrie' remake
Published Jun 14 2012, 21:34 BST | By Kristina Bustos
Judy Greer and Portia Doubleday have been cast in the upcoming remake of Carrie.Greer will play gym teacher Miss Desjardin and Doubleday is set to play mean girl Chris Hargensen, reports Deadline.
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Greer's character comforts Carrie White (Chloe Moretz) when she menstruates and doesn't understand why on account of her mother's Christian fundamentalist values, while Doubleday's character is responsible for the famous prom scene where she and her boyfriend work together to dump a bucket of pig's blood on Carrie.
Greer and Doubleday will join Game Change star Julianne Moore as Carrie's mother and Gabriella Wilde as the popular girl Sue Snell.
Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, Carrie was originally released in 1976, starring Sissy Spacek as Carrie and Piper Laurie as her mother.
Moretz compared the remake to Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, saying that director Kimberly Peirce's version will be "darker and much more psychological".
Watch the trailer for the original Carrie film below:
This can never challenge the original no matter who they cast, Carrie is the masterpiece it remains today because it has aged so well and instils its message so clearly to resonate with teenagers. I think they should leave all the classics alone, tampering with their uniqueness and perfection only dampens their power, next they'll be remaking everything from Citizen Kane to Taxi Driver *shudder* don't even want to imagine that...
June 15th 2012 at 2:30am