Catfight! Faye Dunaway and Hilary Duff swap insults over the resurrection of Bonnie and Clyde
Catfight! Faye Dunaway and Hilary Duff swap insults over Bonnie and Clyde remake
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Faye Dunaway has sparked a catfight over the decision to cast Hilary Duff in a remake of Bonnie and Clyde.
Miss Dunaway, who shot to fame playing Bonnie Parker in the original film in 1967, is said to have sneered at the news of the 21-year-old filling her shoes.
The 68-year-old said: ‘Couldn’t they at least have cast a real actress?’
No love lost: Faye Dunaway (left) is less than pleased with the casting of Hilary Duff as Bonnie Parker
A ruffled Miss Duff, who is best known for her work on Disney series Lizzie McGuire deemed the actress’s comments as ‘A little unnecessary, but I might be mad if I looked like that now.’
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ShareThe teenage pop idol’s comments are apparently in reference to Miss Dunaway’s former enthusiasm for plastic surgery.
She added: ‘I think that my fans that are going to go see the movie don't even know who she is, so you know…’
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Newcomer Kevin Zegers, 24, is set to play Clyde Barrow – a role first made famous by Warren Beatty.
The story of the outlaw couple was based on the true story of an infamous gang of bank robbers who terrorized parts of Texas and Oklahoma in the early 1930s.
Miss Dunaway earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the film, which climaxed with the lovers being blasted to death in a hail of bullets.
Director Tonya Holly says her 21st Century remake of the film will not stick to the original story.
She told The Times: ‘Obviously people will compare the two films. But there are many different ways to tell the story.’
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