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Everyone and their mom has read the classic 1954 novel by William Golding, Lord of the Flies. And that’s because your English teacher probably forced you to read it. But even if you haven’t read it you’ve probably see the film adaptations — one released in 1963 and the other in 1990. It’s pretty much about a bunch of British boys who have to fend for themselves when they become stranded on an island. But since Hollywood is running out of ideas and rebooting everything these days this will be getting a reboot. And this time around it’s going to be all gals.
Yesterday Warner Bros. announced that they are hoping to release an all-female version of the story. And here’s the even bigger kicker: two guys, Scott McGehee and David Siegel will be writing it and directing it. Yep. Here’s what Siegel had to say about the project to Deadline.
“We want to do a very faithful but contemporized adaptation of the book, but our idea was to do it with all girls rather than boys. It is a timeless story that is especially relevant today, with the interpersonal conflicts and bullying, and the idea of children forming a society and replicating the behavior they saw in grownups before they were marooned.”
Well let’s just say that Twitter is not on board at all.
uhm lord of the flies is about the replication of systemic masculine toxicity
every 9th grader knows this
u can read about it on sparknotes https://t.co/EQFyuSA3MV— froy (@froynextdoor) August 31, 2017
An all women remake of Lord of the Flies makes no sense because… the plot of that book wouldn’t happen with all women.
— roxane gay (@rgay) August 31, 2017
Dudes writing a female version of LORD OF THE FLIES is like a gift to the problematic think piece gods…
— Scott Mendelson (@ScottMendelson) August 30, 2017
imagine having such little interest in seeking out original stories about girlhood by women that you remake LORD OF THE FLIES with girls
— JamesHurleyVEVO (@soalexgoes) August 30, 2017
The all-female Lord of the Flies will just be a group of young women apologizing to each other over and over till everyone is dead.
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) August 31, 2017
I mean, “Lord of the Flies” is about toxic masculinity. Hollywood should just have two women write a major film ABOUT TOXIC MASCULINITY.
— Charles Clyme (@cmclymer) August 31, 2017
The all-female Lord of the Flies movie will just be 2 hours of the girls enjoying not having their jokes mansplained to them.
— On Vacation Don’t@me (@OhNoSheTwitnt) August 31, 2017
A female lord of the flies where everything goes fine and they create a society on a secret island wait this is the start of wonder woman
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) August 31, 2017
If you want to hear about a female Lord of the Flies let me tell you about my experiences in all-girls’ show choir
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) August 31, 2017
We’re literally living an all-male “Lord of the Flies” right now, but sure, let’s see two male writers describe how women would be worse.
— Charles Clyme (@cmclymer) August 31, 2017
“all-female Lord of the Flies remake” SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE MISSED THE FUUUUUCKIN POINT OF LORD OF THE FLIES
— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Hello_Tailor) August 30, 2017
Um female “Lord of the Flies” already exists pic.twitter.com/uAQZCM0Qjq
— Orli Matlow (@HireMeImFunny) August 31, 2017
Well, this film should go over well.
h/t Someecards
