Red Riding Goth

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If there’s one story that really freaked me out as a kid and deserves to be adapted with a dark and brooding tone, it surely is that of the near-sighted hooded chick who really believes her grandma is hairy as heck. Those Grimm boys sound like they hated kids, writing stories like that for them. And Mr. DiCaprio agrees.

Leo’s Appian Way shingle inked a deal with ORPHAN scribe David Leslie Johnson to bring about a “Gothic re-imagining” of the Little Red Riding Hood tale. Wasn’t it kinda Gothic to begin with? Just asking…

The film, which will probably follow the original tale of that little brat who dwells in the forest unsupervised, is not envisioned as a vehicle for DiCaprio himself. Unless Martin Scorsese directs, then it’s a whole ‘nother story.

Source: Variety

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