Hansel and Gretel is the latest in a line of fairytales that have been revamped for the big screen, but forget the terrible twosome, Red Riding Hood and the many Snow White interpretations. Here are five magical tales we think should get a reworking…
1. The Little Mermaid
This well known fairytale written by Hans Christian Anderson has already made it to the big screen with a hugely successful adaptation with Disney. On the other hand, maybe there’s more to Ariel than meets the eye? In the original fairytale, the Prince actually marries a Princess from a nearby kingdom and the mermaid dies from heartbreak. In our proposed remake, the Little Mermaid would return for vengeance on the Prince and attempt to get her life back under the sea. Tarantino would direct and Emma Stone would star. Hollywood gold.
2. Cinderella
We all know that Cinderella married the Prince and escaped her evil stepsisters but down the line what if Cinderella suddenly becomes incredibly bitter about the life she had to lead in the past. One day, following an intense counselling session, Cinderella decides she is going to make her sister’s pay for the harsh treatment they put her through. She employs the evil stepsisters to go throughout the land at her side in a quest to help her find children who have been abandoned or are treated cruelly. She soon uncovers a gang who are using children as slaves to make clothes (moral message). Cinderella and her reluctant sisters must take the gang out by any means necessary. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Rooney Mara to star.
3. Sleeping Beauty
The Prince came, kissed Sleeping Beauty, they were married and lived happily ever after… Or did they? In the original tale, Sleeping Beauty goes on to have two children with her husband but she soon becomes bored with her life. She has everything any Princess could ever want and so she leaves her husband and sets off for the big city to become a sleep consultant, with hilarious results. She has to avoid sewing and spinning and she has never cooked a meal before, but with the help of a doctor who works as a consultant on her floor, Sleeping Beauty, now just Beauty learns the meaning of true love… Ang Lee to direct, Kate Winslet to star.
4. Alice in Wonderland
After a revamp by the King of Mental Tim Burton, Alice in Wonderland deserves another turn on the big screen. In our script, Alice is actually a secret agent who has heard of an underground drug ring working for gang leader, code name The Mad Hatter. In order to take the gang out, Alice must go undercover and enter the gang as one of their accomplices. She must act the part and takes some of the drugs offered to her, displaying a full commitment to the force. However, Alice is entirely unaware of another agent who is currently working in the kingdom and is not too happy about her new assignment. The female agent must bring the gang to justice before they discover who she really is. Paul Greengrass to direct, Jennifer Lawrence to star.
5. The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The famous German tale revolves around twelve princesses who go to sleep every night but every morning their dancing shoes are worn through, much to the dismay of their father. The King offers a reward of marriage for any man who can discover the Princesses’ secret. For our remake, the Princesses will actually be members of a dance team who go out every night on to the dangerous streets to fight crime with dance-offs. When the young man discovers their secret, he promises to keep the details to himself and help the Princesses in their quest for a safer kingdom. Directed by Tom Hooper and starring Channing Tatum.
If any Hollywood producers are reading this article, these ideas are trademark Her.ie… However, we will accept advances on a script.
