Our Top Story Tonight: Ready For Prom? The "Carrie" Trailer Has Arrived

The trailer for the Carrie remake has arrived online after much anticipation this week. The film will find Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass) filling in the shoes (or should we say prom dress?) of Sissy Spacek as the titular Carrie, an outcast teen that discovers she has telepathic abilities. Julianne Moore will be playing the role of Carrie's extremely religious (and psychotic) mother, who regularly abuses the teen. The film was originally to be released about two weeks ago but was pushed to October a few months ago. It is directed by Kimberly Peirce, making a pretty remarkable jump in terms of genres. Peirce is best known for her Oscar winning drama Boys Don't Cry, a film about the rape and murder of transgendered teen Brandon Teena. Carrie is set to be released on October 18.

Now, the original Carrie and the book of which it is based may be classics, but I was never all that fond of Brian de Palma's film. It may have been terrifying at the time, but it hasn't aged well at all and plays more like a campy classic than it does a horror film. That being said, Carrie is one of the few horror classics that I feel could actually benefit from a remake, especially with bullying getting much more national attention than it did back when the book was written and the original film was released. Yet, this trailer left me cold. Moretz, a talented actress, seems surprisingly miscast in these scenes and comes off as being far too young, and the whole film felt almost too similar to the original. Obviously I'll hold off on judgement until I see the final film, but I can't say I'm all that excited to check it out.

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In other news...

• Another trailer for Baz Luhrmann's much anticipated adaptation of The Great Gatsby found its way online and, more importantly, so did the official soundtrack listing, which looks phenomenon. While I'm upset to see that Lady Gaga and Prince didn't record songs for the film as originally reported, the presence of Beyonce, Lana Del Rey, Florence + the Machine and Jack White more than makes up for it. And, if the songs in the trailer are any indication, the music will more than live up to the hype. To view the official soundtrack listing, click here. 
• Justin Lin has confirmed that he will not return for the seventh Fast & Furious film, leaving a franchise he helped make a hit after directing it's last four films. Lin directed the film largely forgotten about third installment, Tokyo Drift, but came back for Fast & Furious, the fourth installment, which found the original cast back together and box office at an all time high. He also returned for the extremely successful Fast Five and directed Fast & Furious 6, which is shaping up to be the biggest film in the franchise. Lin did not say what his next project would be, but there have been rumors that he could reboot the Terminator or Highlander franchise next.
• Benedict Cumberbatch has joined the cast of Guilmero del Toro's Crimson Peak, a film that is quickly becoming one of my most anticipated of 2014. The film, which has been described as a classic haunted house story, has already landed Emma Stone and Charlie Hunnam. It's clouded in much secrecy, but what we do know is that it takes place at the turn of the century and follows a woman who discovers that her husband is not who he appears to be. I, personally, can't wait for it.

That's all for today! Look out for one more Top Story tomorrow, and a cool little article this weekend about Jurassic Park 3D. Also, keep an eye out for my review of Evil Dead, which I'm aiming to post Sunday morning.