NBC has quietly been working away on adapting popular movies for the small screen of late, with the cult classic Cruel Intentions being revealed early this year as amongst them.
The late 90’s film was a commercial success launching the careers of some of Hollywood’s most popular stars including Selma Blair (Hellboy), Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line) and Ryan Phillippe (Crash). Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Sarah Michelle Gellar stood out however as the bitchy Queen Bee Kathryn Merteuil, a role which the American actress announced she will reprise for the sequel Tv series.
After previous reports rumoured that Gellar had been approached to join the show, the actress took to her Instagram account to confirm that she would once again take on the role.
NBC’S Cruel Intentions will put a “modern spin” on the movie, following Witherspoon’s Annette Hargrove’s 16-year-old son, Bash Casey, played by American Crime actor Taylor John Smith. The Pilot will see Bash discover his deceased father’s journal and learn about his family’s destructive past and dark secrets, prompting the teenager to leave his sheltered life in Kansas for a prep school in San Fransisco in an effort to find himself.
The movie’s original Director and writer Roger Kumble will helm the Pilot whilst co-writing the show alongside Lindsey Rosin and Jordan Ross.
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