The story has been retold in several formats, from the Academy Award-winning musical Oliver! to the animated Oliver and Co. There's the requisite obsession with iniquity, the vitriol against government-enforced poverty laws, and the ever-present finale full of coincidences. One of the earliest books of Charles Dickens' distinguished career, Oliver Twist shows all the hallmarks that would ultimately come to represent the traditional "Dickensian" novel. The Scarlett Letter), we'll take it upon ourselves to give you the verdict and spark the discussion. Whether the results are triumphant (see: The Lord of the Rings trilogy) or tragic (i.e. And since Hollywood has a certain obsession with turning literature of all types into big screen features, we're afforded the perfect opportunity to set up grudge matches galore.Īnd so, whenever the Tinsel Town hotshots decide that it's a great idea to turn the little-known Herman Melville classic Redburn into a theatrical event film, we'll be there. We here at BOP recognize this fact, but at the same time realize that our breed of super-smart readers sometimes yearns for a touch of the intellectual at the same time. Godzilla have taught us nothing else, it's that everything is somehow better in battle format. Movie: Oliver Twist By Kim Hollis February 18, 2006 But here's a photo of Rita Ora appearing cold on set.Book vs. We don't have any info yet on the release date, but we guestimate you could be seeing it by Christmas 2021. Though we can see from set pics released by the Daily Mail that shooting started on October 22nd in London. Do you even know when Oliver's coming out? Sounds like things are still a bit up in the air. If IMDB is to be our trusted source, to quote our favorite Sanderson sister, something's gone amuck since January 2018. So, like the lost orphan the film follows, we simply don't know what.or who to believe. But, based on Twist's IMDB page, last updated earlier this week, neither of them will be associated. Hamilton's Tony-winning director, Thomas Kail was supposedly tapped to be behind the camera, according to the same article that announced Strong's involvement. Gilmore Girls fans might remember him as Doyle. He's the co-creator of Empire and a screenwriter of Lee Daniels's The Butler, Game Change, and a little thing called The Hunger Games. Deadline reported in 2018 that Danny Strong would be penning the script. I hear the creative team is pretty star-studded. And Nancy's originally scruffy love interest, the infamous Bill Sikes, will be Game Of Thrones star Lena Headey in another gender-swapped part, according to Digital Spy. That is, unless you're one of his 42,000 Instagram followers.Īdele is rumored to be playing the embattled lady of the night, Nancy, however that's yet to be confirmed. We're vamping because not much else is known about the Hollywood newcomer who is somehow portraying a sweet little cockney-accented boy. Here's what else we know about the Oliver! remake, including the familiar-looking chap in the titular role. Plus, British singer-songwriter Rita Ora is playing Fagin's right-hand gal, the Artful Dodger, in a gender-swapped part, so that should give you another indication of the hybrid bops we can expect from the soundtrack. And with Ice Cube (once) reportedly signed on to also produce, according to a potentially stale Deadlinearticle, we bet a lot of Lionel Bart's classic tunes like " Consider Yourself" and " I'd Do Anything" will feature some uptempo rapping. Though Oliver!, and of course the Dickensian classic, are set in Victorian England, Twist is naturally getting a modern, hip-hop reimagining. The movie took home the Best Picture Academy Award, while the Broadway show scored a Tony five years prior. Oliver!, the 1968 film adaption of the acclaimed musical (and book), follows a young orphan who escapes sordid workhouse conditions only to be "adopted" by a group of hooligans led by the swarthy Fagin and his band of pickpockets. The beloved Charles Dickens tale is getting the remake treatment in a Disney flick called Twist. The reboot stars Jude Law's lookalike son, Rafferty Law, along with Michael Caine, Rita Ora, and Game of Thrones's Lena Headey.įans of Oliver Twist, coooonsider yourselves in luck.Twist, a remake of Oliver!, the beloved musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens tale, is filming in London.
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