THE STRANGE CASES OF DOCTORS JEKYLL AND MISTERS HYDE

We already reported on the upcoming Keanu Reeves movie based on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and a separate version of the story being developed by Guillermo del Toro. But now Variety reports that yet another adaptation is on the way, this time a contemporized version directed by Abel Ferrara (Bad Lieutenant) and starring Forest Whitaker and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. (Click the image at left to purchase the original Robert Louis Stevenson book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Norton Critical Editions)

The article reports that Whitaker and Jackson will both be playing the "lead roles," suggesting that either Whitaker turns into Fiddy or vice-versa. Whitaker has the range to do a great job as Jeckyll and Hyde, but Jackson... Well, if his previous performances are anything to go by, he's going to make Keanu look good.

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