Martyrs remake to star Kristen Stewart?

An American remake to the ultra-violent and religious-themed French film, Martyrs, has been in talks for a while. Currently, the status is that Twilight producer, Wyck Godfrey is now the film’s producer, and recently, Fear.net talked to him about the film while at a recent Twilight Saga: Eclipse press junket.

“I would love for Kristen [Stewart] to do it.” Although the site offered no context to how that question was proposed to him, he did go onto talk about the script, which was penned by Mark L. Smith. “I love that movie…[although] I think it’s not remake-able in its form for an American audience. But the core elements of it are fascinating. I love the cult and what it’s about, and I’m also obsessed with the nature of childhood friends — growing up when one doesn’t believe the other one and the corruption between that. I’m excited.”

If this is more than just “talk” and becomes a reality, I wonder how far they’ll go with the film? The French film is certainly one of a gut-check and is quite controversial. Stewart, to me, has proved to be an interesting actress, especially in The Runaways and Adventureland, more so than in Twilight.

Source: /Film