Rebooting Stephen King's 'Carrie': Kimberly Peirce Offers Chloë Moretz Title Role

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by Sophia Savage
March 27, 2012 1:14 PM
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Kimberly Peirce ("Boys Don't Cry") is adapting Stephen King's "Carrie," the book that inspired the 1976 Brian DePalma classic that broke out Sissy Spacek. UPDATE: MGM and director Kimberly Peirce have offered the role to Chloë Moretz, who told Vulture, "I love Kimberly Peirce, I think she's a phenomenal director," adding that despite the pressure that will come with the role, "why not do something that excites you?" Peirce reportedly wanted Moretz all along.

According to Vulture, two young actresses were vying for the lead; Moretz and Haley Bennett. Moretz may be the bigger name now, with the likes of "Hugo" and "Kickass" under her belt at the age of fifteen. But Bennett, twenty-four, should get attention in Terrence Malick's now-untitled film ("Lawless" went to "The Wettest County"), in which she co-stars with Ryan Gosling, Natalie Portman, Rooney Mara, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett. Her credits include "Kaboom" and "Marley & Me."

Dakota Fanning, Emily Browning, Bella Heathcote and Lily Collins also read for Peirce, while Shailene Woodley ("The Descendants") passed on an offer to take the role, which is ballsy, given that Spacek earned an Oscar nomination, and so far Woodley has not. In the running for Carrie's mother (Piper Laurie was also nominated in the DePalma film) are Jodie Foster and Julianne Moore.

Our poll is below; here's the classicly grotesque scene from 1976's "Carrie."

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Enough | April 14, 2012 11:35 AMReply

I loved Carrie and if course Stephen King, but CARRIE has been re-done TO DEATH! There are at least 2 or 3 other Carrie reboots out there because I've seen them! Even Stephen King must think this is strange by now.
leed02 | March 26, 2012 4:37 PMReply

isn't Chloe moretz too young to play the role?

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