It is a truth universally acknowledged — nay, undeniable — that Margot Robbie is one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. From The Wolf Of Wall
It is a truth universally acknowledged — nay, undeniable — that Margot Robbie is one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. From The Wolf Of Wall Street to The Suicide Squad, and from Barbie to Babylon, the multiple-time Oscar, BAFTA, and Golden Globe nominated former Neighbours alumni has more than earned her status among Hollywood’s elite. And now, per Variety‘s reporting, the Aussie actor may be about to become an even bigger star — literally — as she circles the lead role in Tim Burton’s upcoming Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman remake at Warner Bros.
We first learned of Burton’s plans to deliver a fresh take on the 1958 B-movie classic — last readapted by Christopher Guest back in 1993 with Daryl Hannah — last February, with reports at the time confirming that Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn would be tackling the script for this one. Having penned a first draft however, Flynn has subsequently bailed on the project to focus on other commitments, meaning Burton has had to head back to the drawing board to find a recent scribe to bring Nathan Juran’s sci-fi horror — about an abused housewife given a chance at revenge by an alien encounter that turns her, essentially, into a kaiju — into the 21st century. It’s Variety‘s understanding that Robbie, who’s looking to produce the picture under her LuckyChap banner, will decide whether or not to commit to starring in the movie based on the strength of the next draft of the script.
While we’re likely a fair way off Attack Of The Fifty Foot Woman stomping onto our screens just yet, fans of Robbie — and Burton — still have plenty to look forward to watching while we await further news on this project. The second season of the Burton-produced Addams Family spin-off Wednesday hits Netflix on 6 August, while Robbie’s Colin Farrell co-starring Kogonada joint A Big Bold Beautiful Journey is set to land in cinemas here in the UK on 19 September. There’s also the compact matter of Emerald Fennell’s recently wrapped Wuthering Heights to look forward to, too, which will see Robbie play the Cathy to Jacob Elordi’s Heathcliff. What we guess we’re trying to say is, wherever Robbie Margots, we will follow — and round here, it’s always Tim-my time!
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