Nicholas Cage in "The Wicker Man"?
Nicholas Cage in "The Wicker Man"?
Playwright working on adaptation of 70s B-horror flick.
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The man who brought us such plays and movies as "In The Company of Men," "The Mercy Seat," and "Your Friends and Neighbors" may be taking a step into horror. Neil LaBute is reworking the script to a 1970s British horror movie, "Wicker Man," as a vehicle for Nicolas Cage.
The original 1973 "The Wicker Man" starred Christopher Lee ("Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Star Wars" Episodes 2 & 3, and with 200+ other movies). The plot revolves the disappearance of a young girl in a strange, secretive community. A police sergeant investigating the disappearance is soon suspects cannibalistic rituals, but the truth is even more shocking.
No word on when the movie will reach theaters, nor whether Nick Cage is interested in the project.
Source: Bradenton.com
Latest User Comments:
| Oh no. Who can you trust anymore? I thought Neil LaBute was a refreshing and original new talent in the mundane plod-plod of current American cinema... but there you go, then. The saving grace here is that the original Wicker Man was and will remain a one-of-a-kind gem, and it will not be tarnished by any Hollywood remake, no matter how hard they might try. | |
| 01-08-2004 by platypus | discuss |
| I really liked the 70's version of this film. Anchor Bay did a great job with both a theatrical and directors cut DVD, and a pine box special edition with both versions. Who's part is Cage taking? The policeman part or Lee's part? Kinda sounds 8MMish now that I think about it. | |
| 01-06-2004 by Aylmer | discuss |
| Please tell me this is a joke. What happened to the Robin Hardy retelling with Sean Astin and Christopher Lee??? | |
| 01-06-2004 by avenger00soul | discuss |