Not one for the kids! Amanda Seyfried is Red Riding Hood in very grown-up version of children's fairytale
11/18/2010 12:40:00 PM
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It looks like the story of Red Riding Hood is going to be much sexier with Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke directing.
New stills from the film show Amanda Seyfried in the title role, as Red Riding Hood/ Valerie.
And, like Twilight, the atmosphere of the movie, set in a medieval village, is very dark, gothic and more than a little raunchy.
Seyfried plays a girl in love with brooding hunk Peter, played by Shiloh Fernandez.
But her parents have arranged a marriage for her to the wealthy Henry, played by Max Irons.
Determined to stay together, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they find out that Valerie's older sister has been killed by a werewolf.
The villagers have been dealing with the werewolf for years, but animal sacrifices have always kept it at bay.
But now it starts killing humans, and so werewolf hunter Father Solomon, played by Gary Oldman, is brought in to kill the beast.
But Solomon warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them - and Valerie starts to suspect she might know who it is.
Seyfried loves the tone of the film, and how edgy Hardwicke has made it.
She says: Red Riding Hood is a classic fairy tale that we all know, and what fans can expect from this version of the story is that it's basically just a jumping-off point.
'Catherine Hardwicke has just completely turned this story into something edgy and gothic and dark, and she's clearly somebody that's very capable of turning something, everything into an extraordinary world, as we've seen before.'
And the Big Love actress promises plenty of drama and action.
She says: 'And also there's a romance aspect to the film, which isn't in the fairy tale ... a lot of romance and a lot of danger. There's a wolf at the center of the story, and it's exciting 'cause it's a whodunit.'
'Fans will be surprised by the tone of the film. Catherine just completely throws it into this dark world, and it's a little scarier than it was meant to be when it was written.
'We had this freedom to go far with it, so whatever preconceptions the audience has, they should throw it out the door.'
The film is due to be released in March 2011.
New stills from the film show Amanda Seyfried in the title role, as Red Riding Hood/ Valerie.
And, like Twilight, the atmosphere of the movie, set in a medieval village, is very dark, gothic and more than a little raunchy.
Seyfried plays a girl in love with brooding hunk Peter, played by Shiloh Fernandez.
But her parents have arranged a marriage for her to the wealthy Henry, played by Max Irons.
Determined to stay together, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they find out that Valerie's older sister has been killed by a werewolf.
The villagers have been dealing with the werewolf for years, but animal sacrifices have always kept it at bay.
But now it starts killing humans, and so werewolf hunter Father Solomon, played by Gary Oldman, is brought in to kill the beast.
But Solomon warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them - and Valerie starts to suspect she might know who it is.
Seyfried loves the tone of the film, and how edgy Hardwicke has made it.
She says: Red Riding Hood is a classic fairy tale that we all know, and what fans can expect from this version of the story is that it's basically just a jumping-off point.
'Catherine Hardwicke has just completely turned this story into something edgy and gothic and dark, and she's clearly somebody that's very capable of turning something, everything into an extraordinary world, as we've seen before.'
And the Big Love actress promises plenty of drama and action.
She says: 'And also there's a romance aspect to the film, which isn't in the fairy tale ... a lot of romance and a lot of danger. There's a wolf at the center of the story, and it's exciting 'cause it's a whodunit.'
'Fans will be surprised by the tone of the film. Catherine just completely throws it into this dark world, and it's a little scarier than it was meant to be when it was written.
'We had this freedom to go far with it, so whatever preconceptions the audience has, they should throw it out the door.'
The film is due to be released in March 2011.
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