Kimberly Peirce has been hired to direct a remake
Stephen King's
Carrie. Peirce made her name with the 1999 indie film
Boys Don't Cry which featured an Oscar-winning performance from
Hilary Swank. Peirce was voted one of Hollywood's upcoming best new talents, but the filmmaker has yet to deliver a worthy follow-up, helming the 2008 war film
Stop-Loss and an episode of
The L Word.
This summer, MGM and Screen Gems announced ...