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Old 05-17-2009, 08:31 PM
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Abel Ferrara's Jekyll and Hyde

Jekyll and Hyde adaptations are like buses -- you wait years for one and then three come along at once.

First Guillermo del Toro announced plans to adapt Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella, then Nicolas Winding Refn revealed his intention to shoot a modern-day version with Keanu Reeves in the dual roles.

Now Abel Ferrara is getting in on the act.

The Bad Lieutenant helmer will also contemporise the story, but instead cast two actors as Jekyll and Hyde, with Forest Whitaker and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson landing the schizophrenic gig.

According to Variety, the film will retain the premise of a doctor who invents a potion that unleashes his violent alter ego, but with Ferrara's own unique twist.

According to executive producer Luc Roeg, "The combination of such formidable talent in front of and behind the camera will turn this wonderful gothic story into a modern classic for a whole new generation."
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Old 05-17-2009, 08:46 PM
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I'll be checking this one out for sure!
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Old 05-17-2009, 09:01 PM
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Love Ferrara. He'll do something interesting for sure.
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Its been quite sometime since his last film hasn't it?
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Old 05-17-2009, 09:03 PM
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As far as I know.
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this film won't happen

I've dealt with Abel lately... trust me
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Old 05-18-2009, 02:24 PM
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Ew, I was slightly excited until I read Keanu Reeves and 50 cent were gonna be in it.. wtf?
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Old 05-18-2009, 03:56 PM
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You need to read slower and pay attention. Keanu Reeves is not in it.
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50 Cent has been spilling the beans regarding his role in the forthcoming adaptation of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', confirming rumours that he will play the villainous Hyde part.

Speaking to MTV, Fiddy admitted "Yeah, I'm supposed to play Hyde... it's going to be intense."

As previously announced in Cannes, Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker will star opposite the rapper as Dr. Jekyll, while Abel Ferrara will direct the Robert Louis Stevenson adaptation, which will be set in modern times.

"He's an excellent director, so his creative ideas will definitely be an injective into what it's actually going to turn out to be" explained Mr Cent, who went on to tell MTV that Ferarra's work on 1992 film Bad Lieutenant was one of the main reasons for his landing the gig.

"It was amazing. So then you understand that the director we chose for this project is the kind of guy that has an eye for real cutting-edge, really in-your-face material."

Jekyll and Hyde will shoot at the tail-end of the summer, so expect to see it in cinemas early next year.
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this film won't happen

I've dealt with Abel lately... trust me
Heroin been good lately.

But hasn't he always been a mess since day one.
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