Hollywood’s remake of “Fahrenheit”

Not surprising at all! 40 years after Francois Truffaut's film version of Bradbury's bestseller novel "Fahrenheit 451" Hollywood plans the big-budget remake. Warner Bros. originally wanted Mel Gibson to direct and star in the movie, but Gibson felt that he wasn't young enough to play the lead of Guy Montag. Other actors considered in this project's long development were Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. The British site Ananova reported already in March that Joseph Fiennes (pictures, for Les) and Charlize Theron might be in talks to star. The International Movie Database lists Frank Darabont ("Mission Impossible 3", "Frankenstein", "The Blob") as the current director of the project which apparently will be released in 2005.