“New Moon” Lautner in talks to star in “Vision Quest” remake
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Taylor Lautner, who played Jacob in the recent hit movie New Moon, is reportedly in talks to star in a remake of Vision Quest, the iconic 1985 film about a high school wrestler in search of himself.
According to reports from the New York Daily News and E! News websites, the 17-year-old Lautner would play the lead role of Louden Swain, portrayed by Matthew Modine in the original film.
The movie Vision Quest was based on the novel of the same title by Terry Davis, originally published 30 years ago. the 24-year-old film is notable for being one of the first movie roles for Madonna, who, as a barroom singer, performed Crazy for you and Gambler. the Vision Quest cast also included Linda Fiorentino as Carla, the “older woman” who rents a room at the Swain house, and Forest Whitaker as Balldozer, one of Swain’s teammates. (Whitaker went on to win the best Actor Oscar in 2007 for The King of Scotland.)
Here are some details about a possible remake, from the E! News report:
… the still-in-development film, which counts Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill Entertainment (and Twilight and New Moon fame) as producers. We hear that Richard Munic has penned a screenplay that is “very faithful” to the original film.
“Taylor saw [the script] and is really excited about it,” says a source. “It’s very much in line with his athleticism. his character is someone who’s striving for greatness.”
Those in the amateur wrestling community may have some basic questions about the casting of a Vision Quest remake:
- Can Taylor Lautner be believable as a high school wrestler? Quoting E! News: “Lautner is an accomplished martial artist, who won several titles as a child.”
- Who will play the role of Brian Shute, Louden Swain’s menacing, muscular mat rival?
Resources
Original reports from the New York Daily News and E! News
Amazon.com page for Vision Quest novel, movie DVD and movie soundtrack
Comments from the wrestling community at TheMat.com forum and TheWrestlingTalk discussion group
TheMat.com college wrestling scores for the week of December 14-20
College Wrestling 101: Links to articles answering basic questions about wrestling, including rules, scoring, uniforms, more
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“New Moon” Lautner in talks to star in “Vision Quest” remake
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