The second key piece of Tim Burton’s remake of Assault of the 50 Foot Girl could also be in place with Margot Robbie in talks to star, however there’s nonetheless one key component to the film’s success that’s lacking. Burton intends to reinvent the 1958 cult basic starring Allison Hayes, which is among the most-parodied iconic science fiction B-movies of the Nineteen Fifties and Sixties.
In a current main replace, Academy Award nominee Margot Robbie is in talks to hitch the remake within the title position. Since her starring position in Greta Gerwig’s 2023 juggernaut Barbie, Robbie has targeted on producing TV and movies through LuckyChap Leisure, the manufacturing firm based by her and her husband.
She’s going to star in 2025’s A Large Daring Stunning Journey and 2026’s remake of Wuthering Heights earlier than she tackles Burton’s sci-fi remake, assuming she formally indicators on. Nonetheless, earlier than she goes all-in on Assault of the 50 Foot Girl, there’s another key element to make such an bold remake work.
Whereas Robbie is in talks to star, it’s value noting that Selection acknowledged that Robbie’s involvement because the lead within the film relies on the ultimate script. As certainly one of Hollywood’s greatest stars, Robbie understandably desires to ensure that what she’s signing on for is of fantastic high quality, which is why discovering a author with a rock-solid imaginative and prescient is of the utmost significance.
Gillian Flynn, well-known for writing each the unique novel and the screenplay for Gone Lady (David Fincher’s 2014 Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller), has really already produced a primary draft of a screenplay for Assault of the 50 Foot Girl.
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Assault of the 50 Foot Girl – Key Particulars |
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Launch Date |
Director |
Finances |
Field Workplace Gross |
RT Tomatometer Rating |
RT Popcornmeter Rating |
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1958 |
Nathan Hertz |
$89,000 |
$480,000 |
71% |
21% |
Flynn had been collaborating with Burton on the movie, however not too long ago exited the challenge given her dedication to different tasks, together with a restricted collection for HBO based mostly on her novel Darkish Locations.
It stays to be seen what portion (if any) of Flynn’s authentic screenplay winds up utilized for the ultimate script. It’s totally attainable {that a} new lead author would wish to begin from scratch, though the truth that Flynn was working with Burton, who continues to be hooked up to the film, probably means elements of it that have been according to Burton’s imaginative and prescient can be carried over.
It’s important that Warner Bros. finds the proper author for Assault of the 50 Foot Girl, and never simply because Robbie’s involvement is determined by it. The oft-parodied basic is ripe for an replace with the fashionable socio-political panorama in thoughts, and will function as a bit of terrific satire with the proper voice supporting Robbie and Burton.
Supply: Selection