Friday, September 16, 2011 11:12AM - By Damon Houx
Can you feel the love tonight? After Contagion took the box office last weekend, you would think that September might have some moves. Normally a very slow month, this weekend proves how slow that is if The Lion King (in 3-D) manages to trump everything else. Then again, the hottest of the new titles is Drive - the Cannes Best director winner – that has also managed to get a little backlash. Those not as impressed note that the film doesn’t cure cancer. Surely that means that cancer is cured by the other films opening this weekend, I Don’t Know How She Does It and Straw Dogs. If so, expect their numbers to sure.
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Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:06AM - By Krystal Clark
I love Alexander Skargard! He’s the son of actor Stellan Skarsgard and he currently appears on the hit HBO series True Blood. The actor will be making a big screen impression in the remake of the 1971 film Straw Dogs. According to Variety, Skarsgard will join James Marsden and Kate Bosworth for the film based on the Sam Peckinpah original.
More on Straw Dogs after the jump.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:30AM - By Krystal Clark
It’s time for another pointless remake. I’ve stumbled across an article on RopeofSilicon that confirms a remake of the 1971 feature Straw Dogs. It will be written and directed by Rod Lurie, who will revamp the Sam Peckinpah original. Speculation surrounding the movie has been vague due to the lack of production info provided by the studio. The film is set up at Screen Gems and for the longest time there was just a release date and nothing more. Well, that’s no longer the case. Someone has joined the cast, and surprisingly it’s a former X-Man.
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