Heather Graham Teases ‘Carrie’ Series Details
After 50 years, the common themes that made Carrie a horror masterpiece are getting an replace for a brand new technology.
Heather Grahamwho stars in Mike Flanagan‘s upcoming sequence reboot of Stephen King’s 1974 guide for Amazon MGM Studiosjust lately revealed some particulars about her character within the eight-episode present.
“If you remember the original movie, Carrie’s got two main antagonists,” she stated at MegaCon Orlando, in response to Collider. “She has her mom, and she or he has the woman in school who’s bullying her. I performed the mother of the woman in school who’s bullying her.
Noting that Flanagan has “expanded on the story” for his sequence, Graham added, “Hopefully they’re looking to do maybe a second season too.”
Graham beforehand advised Collider she’s already “seen the first three episodes, and they’re great,” explaining how the present updates the story for a brand new technology of teenagers.
Sissy Spacek in ‘Carrie’ (1976)
“They bring in an aspect of social media bullying and guns in school, so they try to modernize it, and I do feel like [Flanagan] captures the essence of what makes Carrie great,” stated Graham.
Wrapping manufacturing final October, Carrie is described as a reimagining of the story of misfit excessive schooler Carrie White, who has spent her life in seclusion together with her domineering mom. After her father’s sudden loss of life, Carrie finds herself contending with the challenges of attending highschool, a bullying scandal and the emergence of mysterious telekinetic powers.
After Deadline completely announced Flanagan’s Carrie in October 2024, I found his holder telekinetic teen in Summer Howell, rounding out the solid with Matthew Lillard as Principal Grayle, Samantha Sloyan as Carrie’s mother Margaret White, Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen, Thalia Dudek as Emaline, Siena Agudong as Sue Snell, Amber Midthunder as Miss Desjardin, Josie Totah as Tina, Arthur Conti as Billy and Joel Oulette as Tommy. Other additions embody Graham, Kate Siegel, Michael Trucco, Katee Sackhoff, Rahul Kohli, Crystal Balint and Danielle Klaudt.
