Garry Marshall Directing Gere and Bening in Capra Remake
It won't be a complete 'Pretty Woman' reunion
Production Weekly is reporting Richard Gere and Annette Bening will star opposite one another in State of the Union, a remake of Frank Capra's 1948 film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) will direct from a script by Rod Lurie (The Last Castle).
The political-themed film is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse. In the original Tracy starred as an idealistic industrialist who is drafted to run for the presidency. As a candidate, Tracy is caught between the ruthless ambition of newspaper heiress (Angela Lansbury), who pulls the strings of his campaign, and the integrity of his wife (Hepburn), who believes in the man behind the political facade.
It was originally reported by French magazine Tout le Cine that Julia Roberts would be starring in the film offering up a complete Pretty Woman reunion, but independent banner Identity Films confirms Production Weekly's report adding several financiers are positioning to finance film.
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For one minute I thought 'please, don't be a remake of It's a Wonderful Life!!!!'
Thank God it isn't. THAT would be the death of cinema. =P
I've never saw State of the Union, though, so I can't say if that's a crime also.
Talk about powerful! I just finished watching "State of the Union" with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn. Capra is a genius. Sadly 63 years later, we are dealing with these same issues. This movie should be shown on Capital Hill and remind all our employed representatives why they are there and who they represent. It seems this whole system needs to be revised. We also need to remind our politions what real moral behavior is. I hope the remake will be just as powerful.