|
The "star" of the new movie has a few words to say. from Sci-Fi.com:
12:00 AM, 09-MAY-05
Welling: New Fog Is Edgier
Tom Welling, who stars in the upcoming horror remake The Fog, told SCI FI Wire that the new version is designed to appeal to a different audience from the original. "This is younger," he said in a press conference on the set in Vancouver, B.C. "It's quicker. It's a little bit edgier, I think. And I think that all of us together are going to bring that to the film. ... I think this film is taking its own direction."
Welling, best known for his role as Clark Kent on the WB series Smallville, pointed out the most obvious difference in the two films: the ages of the cast members. Welling and his co-stars—Selma Blair (Hellboy) and Maggie Grace (Lost)—play characters originated in the first film by more mature actors (Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau and Jamie Lee Curtis, respectively). "This version of The Fog is updated," he said. "It's more modern. The other one was great, but obviously, as you can see us all sitting here, we've taken the ages of the original characters and divided them in two."
The fog itself, which will be both practical and computer-animated, has also been revamped for the new film. "You're on set, and this fog's coming at you, and it's creepy," Welling said. "We did a sequence where we're in the truck, and this cloud of fog is coming toward us, and literally the first time I saw this I was like, 'They've got some well-trained fog,' because this thing came around the house, came at us, and then all of a sudden I heard this thump and these three guys stood up with these lights on their chest and fog machines. They're inside the fog, so they can't see. So they're just taking their steps, and they ran right into the truck."
Welling ended the press conference on a light note, joking, "Don't let the title fool you, this movie's about the fog." The Fog, directed by Rupert Wainwright, is filming now for release on Oct. 14.
|