‘Bonnie and Clyde’ to be Bastardized

That’s right folks, just when you thought that the remake craze was dying down, the studios go ahead and toss another film under the remake bus. And, not only is it bad enough that they’re remaking a great flick, but they’re bringing in teen idols to drag in an entire audience of moronic kids that don’t get what made the original so amazing. Read on for why I’m so pissed.

The story of Bonnie and Clyde is getting a retelling, with Hilary Duff and Kevin Zegers in negotiations to play the infamous 1930s bank robbers.

Tonya S. Holly is directing “The Story of Bonnie and Clyde” and producing the indie drama with Tom Rogers via her Cypress Moon Studios.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were Depression-era lovers and outlaws whose exploits captured the public’s imagination. Their story has hit the big screen several times, with 1967’s “Bonnie and Clyde,” starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, considered a classic.

The makers are stressing that the new film is not a remake and are promising to showcase times in the couple’s lives not seen onscreen before. Holly first became interested in the story of the fugitive lovers after finding old newspaper articles about their exploits in an abandoned house on her family’s property.

Why? Why? Why?