First Look: David Tennant as Peter Vincent in new images from vampire flick 'Fright Night'
Peter Vincent, Vampire Hunter is now a strangely familiar Vegas magician
New images from the currently filming remake of 1985's "Fright Night" depicts David Tennant in a publicity banner for his character Peter Vincent, a Chris Angel type Las Vegas Magician. The goatee'd magic man is almost unrecognizable from Tennant's hugely popular portrayal of the title character of the long running BBC television show "Dr. Who."
Peter Vincent was originally a washed up old actor who hosted a late night horror movie show called "Fright Night." Roddy McDowall played him as a sad and fearful shell of a man who finally redeems himself while helping the main character, Charley Brewster, vanquish a real life vampire (Chris Sarandon) who has moved in next door and begun killing his friends and assorted prostitutes.
The much younger Tennant playing a character with a completely different background to McDowall's Peter Vincent signals that the this remake will not be entirely faithful to the original script by Tom Holland, who also directed. The new version is penned by "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" writer and show runner Marti Noxon. The new film is being directed by Craig Gillespe (Lars and the Real Girl.) Tennant's too-serious gaze may be an indication as to the revamped film's sense of humor.
Tennant is joined in the new cast by Anton Yelchin playing the roll of Charley and Colin Farrell will don the fangs of the vampire nemesis Jerry Dandrige. Christopher Mintz-Plasse will play the role of Charley's best friend "Evil' Ed Thompson originally made memorable by Stephene Geoffreys.
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupHAF Sad to see Noxon involved. She's a terrible writer.
September 1, 2010 at 7:29PM EST Reply to CommentStephen P. This just isn't true. She gets a lot of shit for the problems with the last couple of seasons of Buffy, but people forget that she wrote quite a few of that show's classic episodes as well. She's not one of the greatest writers around, but she's definitely very underrated.
September 1, 2010 at 9:30PM ESTTausif Khan Also if you listen to the commentary a lot of the writers say that Joss and Marti took parts of scripts and rewrote them in the final seasons. There are scripts in the final season which are mostly rewritten by Joss (see: Dirty Girls, Drew Goddard said that 80% of that script was written by Whedon even though Goddard is credited with the episode). So I would blame more so that Whedon was split into three different directions while running Buffy than blame Marti Noxon. Plus a showrunner's (who is not creators) job is not to write from their perspective but to channel what the creator would think.
September 2, 2010 at 11:41AM ESTMoreover, Noxon has dealt with the criticism that she is melodramatic in the episode of Buffy where Giles leaves. In the commentary she notes that the scene where they say good-bye is melodramatic but at the same time she said that Joss had remarked "This is very melodramatic, let's shoot it anyway" meaning that if Joss wanted to take those scenes out it was his decision and his voice that okayed those choices.
We have yet to see a Marti Noxon original script in which she is the original voice.
Sam Can A Las Vegas magician? Chris Angel type? That's Noxon's idea of Peter Vincent? Yep, that's who you want to help you fight vampires and monsters. And Carl Kolchak is going to be reworked into the film as a transvestite stripper strung out on heroin.
September 1, 2010 at 9:18PM EST Reply to CommentLogo Lou I'm a huge Fright Night nerd. I once cringed at the thought of a remake but now I'm actually excited because of the casting decisions. It could be a trainwreck, but it'll be an interesting one.
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September 1, 2010 at 10:26PM EST Reply to CommentBradley Valentine I don't know Noxon's work on Buffy. But I grew up with Fright Night and I guess that means I have an opinion about a remake. Since there really isn't an equivalent for the Roddy McDowell character, I'm impressed by the solution they've gone with here. It's a good sign, I believe. Now whether I can tolerate the aesthetic of the choice is another matter. We'll see. I dislike Vegas magicians.
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September 2, 2010 at 12:03AM EST Reply to CommentNathan 1st thing I picked up on was Tennant looking more like Alan Moore than any Vegas magician dude that I could name. And it's a look I like.
September 2, 2010 at 12:58AM EST Reply to CommentZ This remake is truly sad. The original film was a love letter to horror films and horror fans. I don't really know what a Las Vegas magician has to do with any of that. Obviously they just wanted to rip off the title and have jettisoned pretty much everything else that made the original film a special and very important genre classic.
September 2, 2010 at 1:03AM EST Reply to CommentHubertHawkins09 She also wrote several episodes of that horrible TV show "Mad Men"...
September 2, 2010 at 8:21AM EST Reply to CommentI like Noxon's work and keeping my fingers crossed for her.
Mary Powell David Tennant....wa-hoo!!!........allons-y!!!
September 2, 2010 at 8:57AM EST Reply to CommentMary Powell David Tennant.....Wa-hoo!!!!........allons-y
September 2, 2010 at 8:59AM EST Reply to CommentApt221 I normally hate remakes. Why do it when the first one was fantastic or stunk? These movies and television shows that are being remade had great casting in the orginal as well as writing. You can't replace it by remaking it. If it isn't broke, don't fix it. This particular movie there is no way you can replace Roddy McDowell and luckily they are not trying to. By changing to a magician and using David Tennant who is a brillant actor in his own right, I am willing to see it just for David. But will all the books that are being published every year from Suspense Thrillers to Romance, you would think someone would get off their butts and read a book for new ideas. Gee is that too hard to do? May I bring up that great movies like the HARRY POTTER SERIES, TWILIGHT SERIES, GOLDEN COMPASS, JAWS and so on came from books? Why do remakes and waste money when you can do new ideas from written books? MAYBE THAT IS TOOO CHALLENGING!
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