Scott Derrickson to Helm Night of the Hunter remake

expectations always have to be low for stuff like this but looking on the bright side: 1) Scott Derrickson is a pretty competent horror director and 2) if this remake directs more attention to the OG masterpiece, that's an automatic plus.

but man, Mitchum's shoes will be hard to fill.

Cargill says it's going to be closer to the book, which I am actually excited about.

There's certainly a way to approach this project in a way that shows respect to the Laughton film while doing its own thing. I'm envisioning it done like Paxton's Frailty. I want it to have a grungy, pulpy feel to it.

I could absolutely see Cage sinking his teeth into the Harry Powell role with absolute relish, but part of me wants to see someone with real intense fervor, like a Brad Dourif in Wise Blood. I could see this being a good role for Gyllenhaal.

McConaughey's done variations on that sort of role before. Frailty, Killer Joe and even some of Rust Cohle evokes a lot of Harry Powell. I feel like we know exactly what we'd get from him here. And while that's far from a bad thing because McConaughey would destroy it, I feel like there's room here to go outside the box. I could see some young upstarts like Jeremy Allen White getting the call as well. And of course Derrickson has just worked with Ethan Hawke, who I think would also be a good call.