We Witness 'The Day The Earth Stood Still' with Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly!
by Joseph McCabe
We chatted with stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly today at Comic-Con, and discussed their upcoming remake of the classic 1951 sci-fi thriller The Day the Earth Stood Still. The two were joined by their director Scott Derrickson and producer Erwin Stoff. They spoke of how faithfully their version of the film follows the original, and how they viewed the original several times in preparation. Yet when asked if their Day would attempt to amp up the thrills of the original--which was a fairly quiet social parable, even for its time--by going with the vibe of a darker, louder modern thriller, Stoff chimed in that the original was quite thrilling in 1951, and Reeves mentioned that the original's Bernard Herrmann score was far from quiet. Sorry, guys, but I beg to differ. Check out a Hitchcock or noir thriller from the period--or Herrmann's score for Psycho! Day was contemplative (and, truth be told, a little preachy). I smell damage control for what could be a formula Hollywood machine...
