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Willamette Week's Aaron Mesh reported yesterday that director Todd Haynes (I'm Not There) is "in talks to produce a television adaptation of Mildred Pierce, the 1945 Joan Crawford tearjerker. The wrinkle is that Haynes intends to base his film on the original James M. Cain novel instead of the Michael Curtiz film.
"I read the book recently, and it's so different from the Crawford film," Haynes said. No casting ideas, he said. He said he's writing the script with Old Joy screenwriter Jonathan Raymond, and plans to move the setting back a decade to the 1930s, when the book was set. "It seems so fitting," Haynes said, "because it's really about the Depression-era economy. It feels particularly prescient right now."
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 4, 2008 at 12:28 PM
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George Prager
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Sound great. Even if it sucks, it will be infinitely better than that pointless and worthless bowel movement that was I'M NOT THERE.
Posted by George Prager
at October 4, 2008 1:01 PM
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TVMCCA
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I nominate Elisabeth Moss (Peggy on MAD MEN) to play daughter Veda.
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at October 4, 2008 1:05 PM
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btwnproductions
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Joey Arias as Joan/Mildred. The drag performer kills as Joan in his stage Christmas show as Crawford.
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at October 4, 2008 1:40 PM
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scooterzz
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i think he writes everything for julianne moore and then casts per her availability.....
and, joey arias or john epperson would be a hoot...
Posted by scooterzz
at October 4, 2008 3:29 PM
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vp19
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Not a bad idea to do a "Mildred Pierce" based on the book rather than a mere cinematic remake...you can approach things from an entirely different perspective and avoid the risk of easy comparisons. I'd love to see a film version of "The Incredible Shrinking Man" based on Richard Matheson's book, not his 1957 film script. The book has elements (notably sexual frustration) that could only be hinted at between the lines in the movie...because in 1957, sci-fi was still a semi-kiddie domain. Unfortunately, the only remake planned is for a juvenile-oriented comedy. Sigh.
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at October 4, 2008 7:56 PM
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The James M Cain book that needs to be remade by the book is SERENADE ....
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