Stephen King's Carrie returns to explore the horrors of social media
Another beloved classic gets a modern-day twist. Its cast and creator argue why it needed to be remade.
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Notable Quotes
""There's a lot of opinions, and I purposely avoided the original movie and and the book before filming because I hadn't seen it or read it.""
— Summer H Howell , Celebrity
""Social media is kind of a villain in the show.""
— Alison Thornton , Celebrity
""It would have been impossible to ignore the impact social media has had in changing the way we see each other.""
— Mike Flanagan , Celebrity
""It's a whole different ball game that way.""
— Mike Flanagan , Celebrity
""No one wants to just remake something for the sake of remaking it.""
— Josie Totah , Celebrity
Key People
Alison Thornton plays chief bully Chris Hargensen in the new adaptation of Carrie.
Josie Totah plays Chris's sidekick Tina in the new adaptation.
Mike Flanagan is an acclaimed horror director known for Netflix series like Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House.
Siena Agudong portrays Sue Snell in the new TV adaptation of Carrie.
Summer H Howell plays Carrie in the new adaptation of the Stephen King novel.
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Another beloved classic gets a modern-day twist. Its cast and creator argue why it needed to be remade.
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