Catherine Hardwicke WITH THE RED RIDING HOOD And JUMP STREET

Geez! For a director whose work on Twilight was criticized by many, Catherine Hardwicke sure can get a lot of projects lined up at her doorstep. I would expect such treatment to happen to other better directors like Mike Nichols. Let see.. Hardwicke has Maximum Ride, If I Stay and the modernized Hamlet starring Emile Hirsch and the following 2 projects could also be her future gigs.

According to Riskybizblog, Hardwicke is in talks to direct THE GIRL WITH THE RED RIDING HOOD. Quick recap, this is the retelling of the story Little Red Riding Hood that Leo DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way is developing. We know from previous info that the beloved tale will get twisted.. significantly. This version is going to be very gothic, the animal with the big teeth disguising as the grandma is not just a wolf,.. it’s a werewolf and expect some more dark, suspenseful, scary plot to be included by screenwriter David Leslie Johnson who brought us Orphan.

The next one Hardwicke is eyeing is Sony Pictures’ 21 JUMP STREET the movie written by and starring Jonah Hill. As we all know, this is the 80s series that helped young poor Johnny Depp pay his rent back then, this was way before he owned a private island. The story is about twentysomething babyface policemen who looked young enough to go undercover in high schools and colleges. The concept still cracks me up but I did watch it when I was a kid.
I don’t think Hardwicke is going to get this one… Jonah Hill didn’t want to be associated with Transformers 2 and Machete when they were offered to him,.. so I don’t think he’s the kind of guy who’d want to associate himself with anything that has to do with Twilight.