Hamm Recruits THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

By: Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor
Date: Thursday, December 20, 2007
Source: Hollywood Reporter

Jon Hamm (Mad Men) has joined the cast for the remake of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, says the Hollywood Reporter. The actor will be starring alongside headliners Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly in this update of the 1951 Robert Wise-helmed classic. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) is handling the directing duties, based on a screenplay from David Scarpa. Erwin Stoff and Paul Harris Boardman are producing the project for 20th Century Fox. The trade says that shooting began in Vancouver on December 12 and Hamm began shooting his scenes on Tuesday.

Hamm will play Dr. Granier, a NASA official who recruits Helen (Connelly) for the scientific team investigating an alien's arrival on Earth. Reeves plays Klaatu, the alien who has a simple message: Live in peace or be destroyed.

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL will hit theaters Dec. 12, 2008.

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Comments/Responses

darkedge • Dec 20, 2007, 02:14am •

hmm what can I say. oh yeah LEAVE THIS FILM ALONE HOLLYWOOD YOU UNORIGINAL FUCKS.

If you HAVE to do it as you have no good ideas left at all - Keanu "I can't act, whoa" Reeves is terrible idea. Exhuming Cecil B deMille's corpse and dry humping it for 3 hours and putting that on screen would be a better idea.

Flint521466 • Dec 20, 2007, 03:36am •

Dry-humping Cecil, hilarious.

jppintar326 • Dec 20, 2007, 05:22am •

Keanu's message to Earth: Be Excellent to Each Other. Party On Dudes!!!

How is it that Keanu Reeves best performance is still as Ted "Theodore"Logan in those Bill and Ted movies?

ponyboy76 • Dec 20, 2007, 05:36am •

Come on, my man Keanu Reeves, playing an unemotional alien? Is it really that hard of a leap?

WISEGUY562 • Dec 20, 2007, 05:49am •

Fifty-six years right now since this film was made. I have no problem with them remaking this. Most people under 35 probably have never seen the original so this will be new to most.

PopeyesBitch • Dec 20, 2007, 05:53am •

I'm sorry, but the studio making this remake, needs to RECAST...RALPH FIENNES should replace Keanu!

galaga51 • Dec 20, 2007, 06:24am •

Ralph - I agree 100%.

And jpp -- I recall that a while back, Keanu was asked his biggest fear which was that his tombstone would read "He played Ted." :D

Johnzilla • Dec 20, 2007, 06:37am •

I always liked the original film. There were rumors about remaking it as far back as the late 1970's.
This has the potential to be a great new film, if the right people were involved. I always imagined Spielberg directing and Tom Hanks playing Klaatu.
Reeves as Klaatu is ridiculous. I think Hamm as Klaatu is a better fit.

I think they missed the boat not making this a "retro" styled film as well. They should of gave it a 1950's look.

Moz72 • Dec 20, 2007, 06:56am •

Screw all that! Get Bruce Campbell to Play Klatuu and pull an Ash as he recites 'The Words'!

Whiskeymovie • Dec 20, 2007, 09:26am •

I like Keanu...I don't think he is as bad as everyone says,,,,he was great in Constantine and A Scanner Darkly...yes, there are better actors out there, but I think he will do fine...and to Darkedge,,,,talk about unoriginal,,,,bashing the idea of a remake? Did you come up with that one all on your own? Let it go man!!

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