related straight from my memory. Sure, she directed the first of that series, but she left when Summit Entertainment wanted an accelerated schedule for all sequels. So she's had time to prepare Red Riding Hood, loosely based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. I understand the love triangle element is necessary, but it's by far the least interesting aspect of the trailer. It's clear that they're really playing off Hardwicke's Twilight connection, both in the marketing and in the film's look. I do like Gary Oldman as a sortof Van Helsing type character who's an expert at tracking down werewolves.
Red Riding Hood should be in theaters on March 11, 2011 but you can check out the trailer right now followed by the official synopsis!
In “Red Riding Hood,” Seyfried plays Valerie, a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Max Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to run away together when they learn that Valerie’s older sister has been killed by the werewolf that prowls the dark forest surrounding their village. For years, the people have maintained an uneasy truce with the beast, offering the creature a monthly animal sacrifice. But under a blood red moon, the wolf has upped the stakes by taking a human life. Hungry for revenge, the people call on famed werewolf hunter, Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), to help them kill the wolf. But Solomon’s arrival brings unintended consequences as he warns that the wolf, who takes human form by day, could be any one of them. As the death toll rises with each moon, Valerie begins to suspect that the werewolf could be someone she loves. As panic grips the town, Valerie discovers that she has a unique connection to the beast–one that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect…and bait.
