Emma Stone Sought For "Body Heat" Remake?

Emma Stone Sought For "Body Heat" Remake?

Almost exactly a year ago came the news that filmmaker Kimberly Peirce (“Boys Don’t Cry,” “Stop/Loss”) was attached to direct and co-write a remake of the Lawrence Kasdan written and directed 1981 sweaty erotic neo-noir thriller “Body Heat”. Now, DanielRPK is reporting that Emma Stone has been offered the lead role in the film – taking on a role Kathleen Turner played in the original. The original was a loose remake of noir classic “Double Indem…

Emma Stone Offered Lead Role in ‘Body Heat’ Remake — World of Reel

Last year, Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman reported that Kimberly Peirce would be writing and directing a remake of 1981 film noir “Body Heat” for Warner Bros. DanielRPK is reporting that Emma Stone has been offered the lead role, the one originally portrayed by Kathleen Turner as the conniving younger wife of an older wealthy man. I don’t know if this casting quite works. Stone as a femme fatale? You be the judge. “Body Heat” was a product of its t…