American actress Jodie Foster is being headhunted to star in a
forthcoming remake of the cult classic horror film Carrie.
According to reports, the Silence of the Lambs star is among a
shortlist of actresses who are deemed perfect to play Maragret
White: the religious mother of the film's central character.
The Hours actress Julianne Moore is also being asked to consider
the role, which will be remade by lesbian director Kimberly
Peirce.
Peirce - who also made the critically acclaimed Boys Don't Cry -
has expressed interest in both women, according to U.S. website
Vulture.
Originally made in 1976, Carrie was a film adaptation of the
Stephen King novel.
Both the film and novel detail the experience of an awkward
teenager who possesses telekinetic power which flares up when she
becomes angry.
The original - directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy
Spacek - was considered one of the best films of 1976, upon its
release in America.
