Hollywood Remakes of The Beguiled and The Intouchables On The Way

It's now almost a done deal that remakes of Clint Eastwood's The Beguiled and the French instant classic The Intouchables are being put through the Hollywood treatment in a revised edition.
Taking direction of The Beguiled is the unlikely Sofia Coppola. Coppola tends to come up with her own material but has this time decided on taking a chance with 1971's The Beguiled. In the original, Clint Eastwood played an injured Union solider who is taken into a Confederate girls' boarding school. With his brooding good looks (and probably down to him being the only male option), he swoons his way into the hearts of the women residing in the institution and is the cause of violent jealousy and betrayal amongst them.

Coppola has already begun recruiting her cast. Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning are all on board to play women of the Institute. Who will be the object of their affections remains to be seen but Coppola is eager to begin filming some stage this year. She insists that she will remain true to the original film and keep consistent with the time period which will be welcomed by fans of the original.

As well as this, news has been emerging that a remake of the French comedy The Intoucables is certain. Back in 2011, the film became a major hit, both in its native France and on a global scale. The film introduced the world to Omar Sy who has since gone on to appear in major Hollywood productions including Jurassic World. To confirm the news, the star took to Twitter to wish the two new potential leads (Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart) the best of luck.

✌?️⚡️?‘?? #Intouchables #Remake shoutout @KevinHart4real @BryanCranston wishing you to enjoy it as much as we did ! https://t.co/XnrWdHg8Py

— Omar Sy (@OmarSy) March 30, 2016

The Intouchables is the charming true story of paraplegic millionaire Phillippe who sets out to find a new carer to attend to his needs. Feeling reckless and drawn to his ignorant manner, Phillippe decides to employ a thug from the banlieues, Driss. What unfolds is a incredibly touching and life-affirming relationship between the pair as Driss pulls Phillippe out from the depths of depression.

Many will be on the fence about this one as it will be (arguably) impossible to top the original. The remake has been in the rumour mill for quite some time with Colin Firth, Tom Shadyac and Paul Feig all previously being linked to the project. However with Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart close to sealing the deal, it could arrive on our screens sooner than anticipated.
We will just have to wait and see what the verdict is on these reboots when they eventually make it to the big screens but there's no doubt, they have some pretty big boots to fill.