This time Farrell chats it up with MTV, where he decides to compare the upcoming FRIGHT NIGHT remake to the original film. Scope out what the actor had to say:
“I mean, it’s close enough in structure and story [to the original], but there are some things that have been changed. Peter Vincent’s a lot younger, and what he does has kind of been put into a very contemporary setting. There are some changes. … I mean, I loved the original, and I hope the film is — on it’s own — entertaining and works. Because I really did love the original, so much so that — as I’ve said — I was hoping I wouldn’t like the remake when I read it, because I didn’t want to have to answer questions about remakes and lack of originality and all that s—. I didn’t want to think of myself in those terms either, so I was hoping that I didn’t like it. But read it and I’m an actor and I loved it and I went, ‘OK, let’s go to work.'”
Seems all fine and dandy to me. Colin Farrell is a pretty straight shooter and seems to know which projects he should go after so if he’s stoked for FRIGHT NIGHT then it may actually be worth something, no? You can scope out the video of the interview directly below.
Charlie Brewster’s beginning his senior year of high school and things are finally falling into place: he’s grown a few inches, gained a few pounds and he’s now dating the most coveted girl in school. But trouble arrives when Jerry moves in next door. He seems like a cool guy, but beneath the surface, there’s something off about him – something intimidating. And after observing some very strange activity along with the mysterious disappearance of his best friend, Charlie comes to an unmistakable conclusion: Jerry is a vampire who’s preying on the neighborhood. Unable to convince anyone of what he knows, Charlie is going to have to come face to face with the monster himself.
Coming from director Craig Gillespie, the upcoming FRIGHT NIGHT remake stars Farrell (above), Anton Yelchin, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots (below), Christopher Mintz-Plasse and David Tennant. It’s due to hit theaters everywhere on August 19th!