Um, about that all-female 'Lord of the Flies' movie
Hollywood is remaking Lord of the Flies, except this time ... wait for it ... the island is full of girls.
The movie will be written and directed by two men, Scott McGehee and David Siegel, most recently known for the critically acclaimed What Maisie Knew. Deadline reported the news Wednesday.
“We want to do a very faithful but contemporized adaptation of the book, but our idea was to do it with all girls rather than boys,” Siegel told Deadline.
William Golding's classic book was adapted for the screen in 1963 and 1990.
Now, we don't a lot of details about this film, which comes courtesy of Warner Bros. But after the news broke, people were, let's just say, underwhelmed by the concept.
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Welp, this should go well.
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Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.
