Dustin Hoffman

Sacrilege! James Marsden Set To Lead 'Straw Dogs' Remake

The Playlist | by noreply@blogger.com (Simon Dang) | Wed, Apr 22

Wed, Apr 22 The whitebread milquetoast of James Marsden playing Dustin Hoffman, in a remake of a controversial and acidic Sam Peckinpah classic about wimps and the savage nature of man? Sacrilege!

Yes, that vile idea of a "Straw Dogs" remake is actually moving forward and we weep.

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source: blog.spout.com

Rod Lurie, director-writer of the upcoming Straw Dogs, naturally doesn’t want his film to be compared too precisely to Sam Peckinpah’s original 1971 version. So he’s cast the very un-Dustin Hoffmanish James Marsden (next in The Box) in the husband role. Hoffman’s character was a dweeby m...

Published Thu, Apr 23

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source: Gawker

If you were to consider one actor the younger Dustin Hoffman, you would immediately think of James Marsden, right? Good. Director Rod Lurie agrees with you. He's just cast the Second Noah star in the Hoffman role in a remake of Straw Dogs. Instead of rural England, the new version will take pla...

Published Thu, Apr 23

Vince Vaughn Leaves Arclight Via Parking Structure Exit external link

source: Defamer

In today's episode: Vince Vaughn; Dustin Hoffman; Orlando Bloom; Brad Pitt; Cee-Lo; Gary Oldman; James Marsden and Ron Livingston; James Cromwell; Gary Busey; Matt Leinart; Wanda Sykes; Jason Schwartzman and Zooey Deschanel; Bill Maher, Will.I.Am, Patti LaBelle, and Roger Cross; Lo...

Published Thu, Jan 31