Don’t Play It, Madonna: She Wants To Remake Casablanca
Will this woman never stop? She’s still convinced that she can be as big of a force on the silver screen as she was in music. Madonna has her sights set on remaking the classic war-time movie Casablanca, and she wants to set it in modern-day Iraq. Oh, and did I mention she wants the starring female lead for herself?
The singer, whose previous film career has been littered with critical and commercial turkeys, is also planning to take the lead role of Ilsa Lund, which originally made a star of Ingrid Bergman.
A source at a major Hollywood studio that was recently approached by the 49-year-old star said: “She is still determined to make it in the movies.
“She and her representatives have been touting around a project which is a remake of Casablanca. The reception has been lukewarm to say the least. No one can understand why she wants to redo what many people consider the greatest film of all time.” […]
The source said: “Madonna is talking about taking the Ingrid Bergman role for herself, even though Bergman was in her 20s when she played Ilsa and Madonna is nearly 50.
“She wants to update the story and maybe set it in a modern war zone such as Iraq. There is no script yet.
“Madonna and her people are testing the waters to see if this is the right vehicle for her and if a major studio will get behind the project.”
Hmm…if you take the story out of Casablanca, and put it in Iraq, and modernize it, do you really have a remake, or just an entirely new film with a few plot similarities? You could say that about any movie that’s been made in the last forty years. Let’s hope that, for once, studios will show some restraint and turn Her Madgesty down flat. There’s no need to remake one of the most famous classic films of all time, unless it’s to try and show off the size of Madonna’s ego.
What is it with famous people, anyway? They can’t be happy with the talents they have? Madonna has conquered the music world, but she still feels this need to branch out into acting. Well, I’ve seen her act, and trust me…Casablanca isn’t going to be remade any time soon. Besides, no matter how much touch-up work she has done to her face, and no matter how much she exercises, and no matter how much Kabbalah water she drinks, ain’t no way she’s passing for a twenty-year-old, or even a thirty-year-old.
Don’t be too upset, Madonna…we’ll always have Shanghai Surprise.
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We just watched the original and I sure as heck hope this is untrue. Madonna is great at many, many things, acting isn’t one of them. She should play herself, this is something she would be great at.
BTW, frightening picture k. You have a real knack for that
Comment by D — March 31, 2008 @ 11:01 am
That thing is disgusting…. are you sure it’s Madonna?
Comment by anonymous — March 31, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
What is she wearing on her head, and why?
Comment by Ron Newman — March 31, 2008 @ 2:58 pm
You hit the nail on the head. When you remake a movie and it doesn’t resemble the original in the slightest, just give it a different name for crying out loud!
And, watching her act is truly painful.
Comment by Capcom — March 31, 2008 @ 3:12 pm
Can anyone say Evita! Please Madonna not Cassablance! Here’s looking at you kid….uhhhh….what does one call Madonna looking like that. Bro?
Comment by Mitsu Too — March 31, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
Is it possible you posted this one day earlier than you intended?
Casablanca 2005
, reviewed in the Toronto Star
Comment by Ron Newman — March 31, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
That’s Madonna now? I thought that was a man.
Comment by Anne Hiro — March 31, 2008 @ 11:46 pm
wish I had her arms:\
Comment by curious — April 1, 2008 @ 6:59 am
I hate remakes, re-imaginings, and all their ilk. I’d love to snatch up the idiot who came up with the idea in the first place and re-imagine his face with a steel-toed boot.
There’s a reason some movies and stories are considered classics and have stood the test of time. That’s because they did them right the first time around.
Comment by Anonymous — April 1, 2008 @ 9:01 am
Shortly after that movie is in theaters it will be released on video. Stick with what you know. J-Lo has attempted to be an actress as well, and look how well it served her.
Comment by D-Bomb — April 1, 2008 @ 9:13 am
Not every remake is a bad idea — consider “The Maltese Falcon”, and also “His Girl Friday” which many people consider superior to “The Front Page”.
Comment by Ron Newman — April 1, 2008 @ 9:34 am