Title: Straw Dogs Directed By: Rod Lurie Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods, Dominic Purcell, Rhys Coiro, Billy Lush, Laz Alonso, Willa Holland, Walton Goggins, Drew Powell Whether or not you’ve seen the original, the promotion campaign for Straw Dogs lays it out quite clearly; this film boasts a bloodbath. Emotion? Character development? Some sense? Not so much. But, if you’ve got a taste for this type of horror film and don’t mind forgoing effective storytelling for some gruesome and original kills, it might be worth a watch. Big time screenwriter David (James Marsden) and his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) ditch Los Angeles so he can take…

Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard are set to star alongside James Marsden in Screen Gems’ “Straw Dogs,” a “reimagining” of the original 1971 film by Sam Peckinpah. Rod Lurie wrote the script and is directing, with shooting set to start in August 2009. Marsden plays a Hollywood screenwriter who relocates with his actress wife, played by Bosworth, to her hometown in Mississippi. Skarsgard will play her high school boyfriend, an ex-football hero who sees her coming home as a way to reclaim lost glory. The original film was controversial upon its release for its violence and scenes of rape, and for what was viewed as glorification of misogyny and vigilantism….