To further secure his new identity, Franz Kindler marries the daughter of a Supreme Court Justice, Mary Longstreet. Mary is completely infatuated with her new husband, and when some of his dark past begins to unravel before him, Mary turns a blind eye. Though much of the investigation requires her to be honest about the man she married, she refuses to admit that he has any faults. We've seen January Jones play the submissive wife in Mad Men who suffers mental breakdowns regularly. This role would be right in her wheelhouse and it might give her a chance to show us more of her acting chops on the big screen. 


Photo by Vinoodh Matadin and Inez Van Lamsweerde, Interview, July 2009

It seems like Franz's former partner, Konrad Meinike, is going to play a bigger role in this film then the original. WIn the original, Meinike returns to his partner to bring him to salvation and get him to repent for his sins; in the remake, Meinike (who most likely will be renamed) comes back to convince his partner to return to his murderous ways. Since he's no longer on Boardwalk Empire, and we're missing our fix, we'd love to see the talented Michael Pitt play this character.


Photo by Craig McDean, Interview, September 2010

The Nazi war criminal (or serial killer, in the remake) Franz Kindler is a manipulative and deeply evil man. Kindler pretends to be the charming and loving Professor Charles Reinkin in this small town that he infiltrates. In the original, Orson Welles played this villain as calculating, cruel, and charismatic—while he's on the screen, you can't help but be drawn to him. Our former cover star Michael Fassbender [Shame, Prometheus] has a similar enchanting quality—sure, part of it is his distractingly beautiful face, but most of it is that the man knows what he's doing. He draws you into all of the dark complexities of his characters.


Photo by Sebastian Kim, Interview, January 2012

Mary's brother, Noah Longstreet, is the first person who finds out about Franz's past through Detective Wilson. Noah vows to help the detective protect his sister and uncover who his brother-in-law really is. We'd cast Max Irons (son of Jeremy) in this role. Irons has been talked up as one of Britain's best new young actors, so we're eager to see more of him.

Judge Adam Longstreet is a small but crucial role. As Mary's father, it's his job to convince his daughter of her husband's violent ways. We'd cast Terrence Stamp as the Judge Longstreet. Stamp is in his mid-70s, but he's still making strong appearances in movies like The Adjustment Bureau and Songs for Marion. We'd love to see Stamp in more films before he officially retires.

Originally, Edward G. Johnson took on the role of Mr. Wilson—your typical old-dog detective in a trench coat and a fedora, following the bad guys through alleyways. To bring some new life to the remake, we'd cast Tim Robbins as the detective. Robbins disappeared for a couple of years, but is slowly reentering the Hollywood scene. Playing a detective just might be the straightforward approach he's looking for.


Photo by Stephanie Pfriender Stylander, Interview, March 2004