'CARRIE' REMAKE LEAD NARROWED DOWN TO TWO
AS OFF-BROADWAY MUSICAL SET TO CLOSE TWO WEEKS EARLY, ON APRIL 8
According to
Vulture's Claude Brodesser-Akner,
Kimberly Peirce has narrowed her choices down to two actresses for the lead in her remake of
Brian De Palma's
Carrie: 15-year-old
Chloë Moretz (who made a splash in
Matthew Vaughn's
Kick-Ass, and also appeared in
Martin Scorsese's
Hugo) and the 24-year-old
Haley Bennett, who played the title role in
Mickey Liddell's
The Haunting of Molly Hartley. In the latter film, according to
The Toronto Star's Tony Wong, Bennett gave a performance that was "evocative of
Mia Farrow's turn in
Rosemary's Baby, in a role that is more demanding than most teen horror flicks." Wong further stated that the "verse-spewing mother" in
Molly Hartley was "straight out of
Carrie." Speaking of the mother character, Brodesser-Akner suggests that Peirce is taking a tip from the Oscar nods previously thrown to
Sissy Spacek and
Piper Laurie for their work in De Palma's
Carrie and going after Oscar-winning actresses for the part of Carrie's mother. For that role, the Vulture article states that "Peirce has approached
Jodie Foster and is interested in
Julianne Moore."
Shock Till You Drop's Ryan Turek notes that the latter two actresses have each portrayed Clarice Starling on film.
Meanwhile,
Broadway.com reports that "Prom Night is Over."
Carrie: The Musical, which had been extended through April 22, will instead close early off-Broadway on April 8. According to Broadway.com, "The production officially opened on March 1 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, and will have played 34 previews and 46 regular performances at the time of closing."