Elisha Cuthbert is My Sassy Girl

[TB4000]

Jesse Bradford Gets Sassy Girl
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
September 21, 2006


Jesse Bradford has signed on to star in My Sassy Girl, Gold Circle's remake of the South Korean hit romantic comedy.

Yann Samuell is directing the movie, which is being produced by Gold Circle's Paul Brooks, Vertigo's Roy Lee and Maverick Films' Mark Morgan.

"Girl" tells the story of a small-town guy from the Midwest who thought he had his entire life mapped out until he falls for a reckless, brazen girl who turns his life upside down. Elisha Cuthbert already has been cast as the sassy girl.

Shooting will start in early November in New York.

[Fireblade]

So does this mean they'll keep the bitchslapping scene?

[CBC guy]

So we get to see Cuthbert throw up and stuff in the fist 5 minutes of the film. Nice.

So they story is set in NYC then?

[returntosender]

Cool. Hopefully it's just as good as the Lake House.

[misschopstix]

Cool! I watched the korean version and the ending was sooo sweet. Can't wait to watch the American version.

[returntosender]

I watched it about 30 times in Korean before I got one with English subtitles. It was like watching a different movie when I finally understood what they were saying.

But yeah, I liked the ending, but not after I understood from the english version who that lady was at the very end. For some reason, that destroyed it for me.

[haplesshobo]

So far, I don't see this movie working as a remake. The original version worked because of Jun Ji-hyun, and its going to be very difficult to try to capture that same quality. Keep everything the same but change actresses and the movie could have easily fell apart. Plus, what made the film so succesful was that Korean audiences hadn't really seen a character like that before whereas I don't think such a character would be as shocking or refreshing to American audiences. Too bad, Jun Ji-Hyun couldn't reprise this role for the american movie. From her role in Daisy, we know her English is actually pretty good.

Instead, I think a much easier film to do a remake would be Too beautiful to Lie. While it didn't reach the same heights as My Sassy Girl, I think it would be more translatable into a Hollywood comedy. I could see the female as a jaded NYC type, going to return the ring to the boy's hometown, a small town in the Midwest.

[Flow to Live]

I like Cuthbert, so I'm looking forward to this

[mr. x]

Yeah I think here in the states there's about 100 million sassy girls on myspace at the moment.

they don't call em sassy here though, they are called drama queens

[lethal]

Instead, I think a much easier film to do a remake would be Too beautiful to Lie. While it didn't reach the same heights as My Sassy Girl, I think it would be more translatable into a Hollywood comedy. I could see the female as a jaded NYC type, going to return the ring to the boy's hometown, a small town in the Midwest.

Sounds similar to "Sweet Home Alabama."

[haplesshobo]

Sounds similar to "Sweet Home Alabama."

The movie is actually about a female con artist who meets this naive pharmacist on the train, where she witnesses a criminal steal a engagement ring from the unaware pharmacist. So, she goes to steal it back but ends up losing a important bag she had in the process. Then, she goes to the guy's hometown to return the ring in exchange for her bag but the guy isn't there. Since she's an ex-con, she's afraid everybody will assume she stole it and throw her back into prison so she makes up some lies and it soon gets out of control as everybody in the guy's hometown soon thinks she's the pharmacist's fiancee and that the pharmacist has gotten her pregnant.

Its with the same actress who was in My Tutor Friend, but I personally liked Too beautiful to Lie more and think it would be easier to americanize it than My Tutor Friend even though MTF was the bigger hit in Korea. The movie isn't groundbreaking or a classic like My Sassy Girl, but I found it to be quite entertaining.

[Adaon]

The movie is actually about a female con artist who meets this naive pharmacist on the train, where she witnesses a criminal steal a engagement ring from the unaware pharmacist. So, she goes to steal it back but ends up losing a important bag she had in the process. Then, she goes to the guy's hometown to return the ring in exchange for her bag but the guy isn't there. Since she's an ex-con, she's afraid everybody will assume she stole it and throw her back into prison so she makes up some lies and it soon gets out of control as everybody in the guy's hometown soon thinks she's the pharmacist's fiancee and that the pharmacist has gotten her pregnant.

Its with the same actress who was in My Tutor Friend, but I personally liked Too beautiful to Lie more and think it would be easier to americanize it than My Tutor Friend even though MTF was the bigger hit in Korea. The movie isn't groundbreaking or a classic like My Sassy Girl, but I found it to be quite entertaining.

Is the plot from My Tutor Friend the one where the tutor is the daughter of chicken fryers or something like that?

I was told the title could be translated as My Chicken Tutor Friend or something too, and for some reason I have that particular movie in mind. Ugh. It was hilarious. =)

[eos]

^that movie was funny....what's the name of the male actor? i think he's dreamy, and i totally wanted to stalk him after i watched (and cried through) "stairway to heaven". dammit....why can't guys like that visit my work every week?

haha....the first time my bf watched "my sassy girl" he couldn't help but think of me. and then i watched it. i didn't like the comparison. jerk.

[Adaon]

^-- LOL =) :rolleyes:

I hate the MPD type comparison people give me from Better Luck Tomorrow when I have a Virgil moment or a Ben moment. I had people call me out on it. Eh. LOL :cool:

[mr. x]

Are they keeping the title? As far as I can tell sassy went out of style back in the 90s

[TB4000]

Are they keeping the title? As far as I can tell sassy went out of style back in the 90s

My Bitchy Girl?

[eos]

yeah...sounds about right.

"oh! drama queen!" and "pretty pretty princess" sound good too.

[haplesshobo]

I think if you were to translate Yupgi Girl, it would mean Bizzare Girl.

Is the plot from My Tutor Friend the one where the tutor is the daughter of chicken fryers or something like that?


Yeah, that's the one. In one scene, she gets really pissed off because some bullies threw away and wasted some chicken she was delivering, and getting so enraged that she gives those bullies a good beating. I forgot, but I think the tutored boy comes from a mob family and that's why he's so good at fighting.

[j&j2]

I have my doubts about successfully "translating" the film in the Hollywood re-make.

Anyway, "Too Beautiful To Lie" is a pretty funny screwball comedy w/ Kim Ha-neul.

Didn't get the allure of "My Tutor Friend" - "Almost Love" was a much better vehicle for Kim Ha-neul and Kwon Sang-woo.

[haplesshobo]

Anyway, "Too Beautiful To Lie" is a pretty funny screwball comedy w/ Kim Ha-neul.


I don't know if anybody saw it, but she kind of reminded me of Meg Tilly, IMO one of the prettiest women in Hollywood.

[j&j2]

I don't know if anybody saw it, but she kind of reminded me of Meg Tilly, IMO one of the prettiest women in Hollywood.

While KHN has nice features, somehow, altogether, she isn't what one would generally regard as a classic beauty.

Her persona, however, adds to her attractiveness.

[TB4000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXsMTxrsQR4

Trailer for remake is now online.

[deez nuts]

I saw "The Girl Next Door" on FX a few nights ago. She was hot in that movie.

[cloudzero]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXsMTxrsQR4

Trailer for remake is now online.

looks like a piece of crap, they need a bitchier looking girl

[tommyhtown]

I never saw the original except bits and pieces on Youtube. The trailer of the remake doesn't look as good.

looks like a piece of crap, they need a bitchier looking girl

Yeah, she doesn't look bitchy. There prolly won't be as much slapping in the remake. I think the director is playing it safe to American audience.

[SunWuKong]

the girl doesn't seem bitchy enough and the guy doesn't seem goofy enough, compared to the original.

[VV o n g B a]

what if it starred eliza dushku and jason biggs?

[tommyhtown]

what if it starred eliza dushku and jason biggs?
I like that, especially Eliza. Ok how about Lucy Liu and John Cho?

[SunWuKong]

what if it starred eliza dushku and jason biggs?

only if she reprises her role as Faith. because she was weaksauce in that other show she did and subsequently for which she turned down an offer to do a Faith spin-off series.

I like that, especially Eliza. Ok how about Lucy Liu and John Cho?

i'm tired of seeing Lucy Liu as the go-to Asian actress. give someone else a chance.

[tommyhtown]

only if she reprises her role as Faith. because she was weaksauce in that other show she did and subsequently for which she turned down an offer to do a Faith spin-off series.



i'm tired of seeing Lucy Liu as the go-to Asian actress. give someone else a chance.

Agree on both. I don't know that many Asian-American actresses. Kelly Hu? Superman's ex girlfriend? That Jamie girl from the Real World? Magaret Cho? Bai Ling? Yuri?

[SunWuKong]

Agree on both. I don't know that many Asian-American actresses. Kelly Hu? Superman's ex girlfriend? That Jamie girl from the Real World? Magaret Cho? Bai Ling? Yuri?

no, no. i'm thinking of women like Karin Anna Cheung, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Nicole Bilderback, etc.

[tommyhtown]

I just googled all the names. Based on the image, the only girl that looks familiar to me is Nicole Bilderback. I remember her from Bring it on. Yeah, her character was bitchy. I think that'd work.

[TB4000]

LOL, you notice that bitchy/smart ass asian chick has become a genre for movies and tv shows as of late.

[tommyhtown]

Asians are the new 'blacks.' We can dance and we have 'attitude.' :rolleyes:

[TyroneK(prettypretty)]

Asians are the new 'blacks.' We can dance and we have 'attitude.' :rolleyes:

Well, the women can. The men are too busy calculating equations or beating their wives.

[lethal]

Well, the women can. The men are too busy calculating equations or beating their wives.

And not gambling in casinos with those math skills.

[cloudzero]

Well, the women can. The men are too busy calculating equations or beating their wives.

those are losers, the smart ones calculate their wives and beat the equations

[cloudzero]

i didn't like the comparison. jerk.

atleast he didnt compare u to a high pitched voice ditz who stare at the ground most of the time while blushing

[DragonKnight]

what if it starred eliza dushku and jason biggs?
Eliza Dushku is fuckin hawt. Granted if it starred her she'd probably stake Jason Biggs in the face several times. :biggrin:

Hrm, this blond ain't half bad. But the film itself is too lightweight from what I've seen so far.

[Adaon]

Jamie Chung wouldn't be able to pull off the pure bitch level needed for the character, I think. That and I question her "acting" anyways. :rolleyes:

I was thinking Grace Park might be a good fit, if she can pull off the 'tude, but I've not seen much of her work besides Battlestar Galactica.

I'd been meaning to see the film she was in at the Asian American Film Festival, but I had to work the nites it was showing -sighs-.

[TB4000]

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9327/onesheetsassyto7.jpg

[kimpossible]

That must have been filmed before she started looking like Ricky Schroder from his Silver Spoons days. Who's the ugly dude?

[VV o n g B a]

he's the love interest from bring it on.

[Adaon]

That answers the who question. It also begs the question of WHY. :rolleyes:

[BillBlythe]

poor poor elisha, what has hollywood done to you?? All that hanging out with paris hilton and that crowd has turned the once innocent, charming, canadian popular mechanic cutie into a.....a....

*SOB*****...sigh. I need a moment.

[mr. x]

I dunno, the syntax works and all, but there's something vaguely engrish about the title...

I think for Americans, "She Nasty!" would've worked better

[deez nuts]

That must have been filmed before she started looking like Ricky Schroder from his Silver Spoons days. Who's the ugly dude?

I've been wodnering why she looks hot in some pics and she kinda looks like a dude in other pics. Now I know why.

[tommyhtown]

I've been wodnering why she looks hot in some pics and she kinda looks like a dude in other pics. Now I know why.

The stepmom on Silver Spoons is pretty hot.

[j&j2]

no, no. i'm thinking of women like Karin Anna Cheung, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen, Nicole Bilderback, etc.

Don't forget about casting an AAM for the part of the hapless guy - John Cho would be perfect for it.