"Red Riding Hood" Trailer Gothic to Say the Least

We've covered Red Riding Hood quite a bit here on AtD. Since Leonardo DiCaprio's production company announced it, to Catherine Hardwicke directing, to Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman being cast to this: the first trailer. Click the jump to check out the trailer below and read some of my notes.

I have to admit, I didn't quite understand how they were going to make this work. I mean, a "Gothic" Red Riding Hood just seemed a bit weird, no? But after seeing the trailer I understand the direction they're headed. It's still not something I will go watch, but interesting nonetheless. I like the art direction and cinematography. The music is not my cup of tea, but its ok. The talent is there, the style is there, will the story be there? I doubt it. It looks like a mash-up of The Village and Twilight; fitting as the movie shares the same director as Twilight. I know I say it a lot, but we'll have to wait and see. Your thoughts?

First Look at Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman in "Red Riding Hood"

These are the first pictures of Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman on the set of Red Riding Hood. Pictures are popping up all over the web, but these are courtesy of AS, if you'd like to see the rest of their pics, click here. The site has shots of almost the entire cast as well.

Remember the film is a 'gothic' retelling of the Little Red Riding Hood story. Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, is bringing the story to life. Director of the first Twilight film, Catherine Hardwicke, is running the show. The movie is due out March 11, 2011. Your thoughts?

Actress set to be Little Red Riding Hood?

Remember when we told you there was a "Gothic" re-imagining of Little Red Riding Hood coming? Well it's here. The title has been changed to The Girl with the Red Riding Hood.

The director, Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) is in place, so now the lead actors? Who will play Red Riding Hood? Reuters is reporting the "it" girl of the year, miss Amanda Seyfried will. This girl is everywhere man. Movies and TV, all over the place. The leading man is Shiloh Fernandez, a relative unknown.

The reports all agree the movie will be dark, very dark. I'm not opposed to any of this! I light dark, sadistic movies every once in awhile. Who am I kidding? I hate scary movies. Yes, call me all the names you want, I'm scared!

We'll keep you posted as news comes up.

Quickie: Twilight director set for Little Red Riding Hood movie

Catherine Hardwicke has been hired to direct the Leonardo DiCaprio produced, Little Red Riding Hood. As previously mentioned on this blog, it will be a Gothic take on the children's classic. Catherine Hardwicke directed Twilight, but was fired from the sequels because of the conflicts between her and cast members... so say the tabloids. There were some cast members that spoke up and added validity to the story, but nothing was officially released from the studio agreeing or denying. I think Hardwicke is very capable, but we'll have to see the finished product before we can say this was a bad idea to start!

Quickie: Little Red Riding Hood getting a movie... a gothic one

Variety is reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, is set to produce a new Little Red Riding Hood movie... with a Gothic twist. They've already picked up David Leslie Johnson to write the script, he wrote the creepy looking Orphan. In researching to make sure this was accurate, everyone had a suggestion for director, in fact they all said the same thing... Tim Burton. He could easily bring together Alice in Wonderland and Sweeny Todd, but I have someone else in mind. I believe the man for the job is Guillermo del Toro! The man is responsible for movies like Pan's Labyrinth, Blade II (talk about Gothic) and the upcoming The Hobbit (prequel to the Lord of the Rings). He could do an incredible job. But we'll have to wait and see. What do you think about a Gothic kid's story?

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