Amanda Seyfried likely to don ‘Red Riding Hood’

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A few weeks ago, we reported that Amanda Seyfried was on the studio shortlist for the Catherine Hardwicke-directed, Leonardo DiCaprio-produced ‘The Girl With the Red Riding Hood’ at Warner Bros. Sources now say it’s looking likely Seyfried will come aboard the dark adaptation of the fairy tale for Hardwicke. The Times’ Rachel Abramowitz also recently caught up with Hardwicke, who acknowledged the Seyfried discussions. Hardwicke tipped a few more details about the ‘Twilight’-esque project (based on an idea from DiCaprio), which she described as being about a “village plagued by this wolf.’

‘It’s wild with all these different secrets and lies, and a murder mystery,’ she said. ‘It’s super-sexy.”

“Red Riding Hood” has never lacked for modern cinematic re-interpretations, including Neil Jordan’s “The Company of Wolves,” which explored the innocent Riding Hood’s sexual awakening, and the 1996 “Freeway,” in which the story was refracted through the lens of a serial killer (Kiefer Sutherland) and an abused girl (Reese Witherspoon).

Hardwicke adds that she thinks a green light will happen on this one. ‘We’re on track, and it looks pretty positive,’ she said.