Check Out the Teaser Trailer for the Remake of 'Carrie'

The official teaser trailer for the remake of Carrie has been released. Check it out below!

 

 

It'll make its way into theaters on March 15, 2013.

First Look: Chloe Moretz as Carrie

Thanks to Splash News Online, we get a chance to see the first pictures of Chloe Moretz on the set of the Carrie remake. It was recently announced that filming on the remake has begun in Toronto, Ontario and a release date on March 15, 2013 has been set.

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Filming Has Begun on the 'Carrie' Remake



Lionsgate has announced through a press release that the remake of the 1976 horror movie Carrie has begun filming in Toronto, Ontario. The press release includes information about the cast, story and crew which you can read below:

"Principal photography has commenced in Toronto, Ontario on the highly anticipated horror film CARRIE, it was announced today by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Screen Gems. Director Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don’t Cry; Stop-Loss) reimagines Stephen King’s best-selling novel for MGM and Screen Gems’ take on the enduring genre classic. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz (Hugo), four time Oscar-nominee Julianne Moore (Crazy, Stupid, Love; The Kids are Alright) and Judy Greer (The Descendants), CARRIE tells the supernatural tale of a telekinetic teenage girl tormented by her peers. CARRIE is slated for a 2013 theatrical release.

The quiet suburb of Chamberlain, Maine is home to the deeply religious and conservative Margaret White (Moore) and her daughter Carrie (Moretz). Carrie is a sweet but meek outcast whom Margaret has sheltered from society. Gym teacher Miss Desjardin (Greer) tries in vain to protect Carrie from local mean girls led by the popular and haughty Chris Hargenson (Portia Doubleday, Youth in Revolt), but only Chris’ best friend, Sue Snell (Gabriella Wilde, The Three Musketeers), regrets their actions. In an effort to make amends, Sue asks her boyfriend, high school heartthrob Tommy Ross (newcomer Ansel Elgort), to take Carrie to prom. Pushed to the limit by her peers at the dance, Carrie unleashes telekinetic havoc. Brian De Palma’s 1976 film version of CARRIE earned Oscar nominations for stars Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie.

MGM and Screen Gems’ CARRIE is directed by Kimberly Peirce and produced by Kevin Misher (Public Enemies). J. Miles Dale (The Vow) serves as executive producer and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Big Love) wrote the script from King’s original story. CARRIE’s creative team includes Director of Photography Steve Yedlin (Looper), Production Designer Carol Spier (Eastern Promises),Costume Designer Luis Sequeira (The Thing) and Editor Lee Percy (Boys Don’t Cry)."

A release date of March 15, 2013 has been set.

Source: Daily Dead

Julianne Moore Offered Role in "Carrie"

Deadline is reporting that MGM has officially offered Julianne Moore a role in Kimberly Peirce's remake of the 1976 horror film Carrie.

If Moore accepts the role and I think she will, she'll play Margaret White, Carrie's "nightmarish religious fanatic mother." In the original, the role was played by Piper Laurie which landed her an Oscar nomination.

Chloe Moretz is signed on to play Carrie. It should be noted that Sissy Spacek earned an Oscar nomination for her role as Carrie in the original.

Peirce is directing with Kevin Misher serving as a producer. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa wrote the script which is more faithful to the 1974 Stephen King novel than the original.

Update: Chloe Moretz Accepts Lead Role in "Carrie"

UPDATE: Chloe Moretz tweeted that she has accepted the lead role in Carrie.

"Never been so happy in my life! Thank you Kim Pierce and thank u MGM for the chance of a lifetime i will never forget!"


Original story below:

MGM and director Kim Peirce (Boys Don't Cry) have offered Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass and Let Me In) the lead role in the upcoming remake of the 1976 film Carrie which is based on the 1974 novel written by Stephen King.

The 1976 horror film is about a shy high school student named Carrie (played by Sissy Spacek) "who is raised by a nightmarish religious fanatic mother, and comes to grip with devastating telepathic powers just as she reaches puberty. She eventually uses those gifts for lethal means when fellow classmates use the prom as an excuse to humiliate her before the entire school in a parable about bullying."

Spacek earned an Oscar nomination for her role as did Piper Laurie who played Carrie's mother. Other cast members included John Travolta, Nancy Allen and Amy Irving.

It is being said that after the studio closes the deal with Moretz, the search will begin for an actress to play the mother. Names are already being tossed around which include Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore.

Sources: Deadline and STYD