A remake of the iconic 1987 fantasy film The Princess Bride is being made, and it has one of the most famous casts we’ve seen and an unusual set-up.
Juno’s director Jason Reitman is directing the film, which was shot at each actor’s home using his own mobile phone due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film will be released on the nascent streaming service Quibi in chapters, the first of which will premiere on June 29, according to Variety.
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, who are married in real life, are playing the lead roles, with Jonas playing Princess Buttercup and Turner playing Westley. Roles swapped by gender aren’t the only update for the Quibi movie, as the Unusual Size Rodent (ROUS) will be played by a dog, a corgi, to be more specific. In other rarities, stuffed animals and Lego figures will be used for crowd scenes.
The full cast includes, get ready for it … deep breath:
The cast of Princess Bride 2020
- Joe Jonas
- Sophie Turner
- Tiffany Haddish
- Common
- Neil Patrick Harris
- David Burtka
- Chris Pine
- Annabelle Wallis
- Hugh jackman
- Jennifer Garner
- Elijah Wood
- Jon Hamm
- Beanie Feldstein
- Lucas Hedges
- Jenna Ortega
- Twenty one
- David Oyelowo
- Keegan-Michael Key
- Patton oswalt
- Josh Gad
- Andy Serkis
- Diego Luna
- Taika Waititi
- Zazie Beetz
Each of the actors will perform different parts throughout the series. Rob Reiner, who directed the original fiancee princess, will play the character of the grandfather who originally played the late Peter Falk. Fred Savage, who played the grandson character in the original, will reprise his role in the new one.
Quibi is producing this new Princess Bride movie in part as a charity campaign. The broadcast network has made a $ 1 million donation to the famous chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen to help provide food to those in need.
Director Jason Reitman has a story with The Princess Bride: He directed live readings from the original movie script. Reitman is also set to direct the new Ghostbusters movie coming in 2021.
If you’d rather see the original fiancee princess, it’s now airing on Disney Plus.
