Katie Holmes To Star In Horror Flick...Irony, Your Table's Waiting!
Looks like Katie, er sorry Tom, KATE has signed on to do the remake of Guillermo del Toro's version of "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.". Guillermo is probably best known for directing such films as the Hellboy series and the Spanish language film, Pan's Labyrinth. I happened to catch Pan's Labyrinth when it came out in 2006 and I enjoyed it thoroughly.
The original Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark was a made for TV movie back in 1973 and starred Kim Darby, Jim Hutton, and William Demarest (Uncle Charlie from "My Three Sons". The movie was about a young girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend and discovers they are sharing the house with devilish creatures. Hmm...would this movie really be so much of a stretch for Katie? I mean Tommboy is a pretty devilish creature to say the least, and I am being kind.
Everyone I have talked to who remembers the original movie, has said that it freaked them out back then and it still scares them today. It's just one of those movies that happened to really stick with people. With today's technology and special effects, coupled with Guillermo del Toro's dark and quirky style, this may prove to be quite the shocker. But we have to question whether picking Katie for this part was the right choice?
Variety sez:
Del Toro is producing with Mark Johnson and the film will be directed by del Toro protege Troy Nixey.The film will shoot this summer in Melbourne as a "Guillermo del Toro Presentation."
"Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is based on a 1973 ABC telepic about a young girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend and discovers they are sharing the house with devilish creatures.
Nixey, a comicbook artist, is making his feature directing debut. Del Toro sparked to "Latchkey's Lament," a Nixey-directed short that captured the tone del Toro wanted for "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."
From the NY Post Pop Wrap:
I like Katie Holmes movies. I like Guillermo del Toro movies. I like horror movies. So it's with a Cheshire grin that I announce Katie Holmes has just signed on to star in a Guillermo del Toro scripted horror movie. Continued on the next pagePage 1 2
