Full Carrie Trailer Arrives, but is Chloe Moretz Miscast?
We’ve been waiting for a new glimpse of Carrie for months (the first teaser was released way back in October last year) and finally a full trailer has arrived. But the excitement quickly fades as worries set in about the remake.
The main concern is that Chloe Moretz seems (in these clips at least) to be completely miscast in the titular role. Having already established herself as the cool kid on the block with previous roles in Kick-Ass, Hugo and 500 Days of Summer, becoming one of Hollywood’s most charismatic young actresses as well as being rather pretty instead of plain makes her completely unconvincing as the shy and unpopular Carrie White. Sissy Spacek and Angela Bettis, previous Carrie White incarnations, were not as well known generally in their time as Moretz is today and both Spacek and Bettis in their versions look visibly different from the other students – the thin, long hair; the slender, fragile frame; the shyness and meekness of their mannerisms. The only thing that seems to have been passed onto Moretz’s Carrie is some straggled hair, which after a brush would make her seem no different from the popular students in the school.
The other worry is that now technology has advanced enough since the 1976 Brian De Palma iconic original (and even since the 2002 remake), there could be a large emphasis on special effects with Carrie’s telekinesis. The last act in particular focuses on Carrie’s grief and its resulting destructive nature, not CGI, and we can only cross our fingers that the spectacular finale will be done justice in this new remake.
However, Julianne Moore looks to be perfectly terrifying in the role of Margaret White, Carrie’s rather unhinged and Bible-obsessed mother. Her creepiness has definitely been amplified with the series of eerie phone calls that the public can access by calling a phone number given at the end of the trailer – it sets a very spooky tone for the film.
It will definitely be intriguing to see how Carrie’s tale will be treated when directed by a woman, as the new remake is directed by Kimberly Peirce. Perhaps this could affect how Carrie is portrayed, particularly with regards to the sympathy one feels for her when the other girls are bullying her.
UK viewers will have to wait until November 29th 2013 to see the film, but hopefully it’ll be worth it.