Disney+ announced the main cast for the remake ofHoles. The upcoming moviewas originally a book released in 1998by author Louis Sachar. It has since become a classic work ofyoung adult fictionand was adapted into a 2003 movie of the same name. That version ofHolesfeatured Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Bryon Cotton, and Khleo Thomas. At the beginning of this year,Disney+ picked up aHolesTV series for pilot.
PerVariety, the cast of theHolesseries remake has been set. Theseries will include Greg Kinnear, Aidy Bryant, Shay Rudoplph, Flor Delis Alicea, Anire Kim Amoda, Noah Cottrell, Iesha Daniels, Sophie Dieterlen, Alexandra Doke, and Maeve Press.Kinnear will play The Warden, a main character from the book and original movie. Bryant will play a camp counselor named Sissy, and Rudolph will portray the female Stanley counterpart Hayley. An initial logline for the show was also revealed, which can be found below:
“In this reimagining of the beloved 1998 book from Louis Sachar, a teenage girl (Rudolph) is sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden (Kinnear) forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.”
What This Means For Holes
Holes Will Be Gender Swapped
TheHolesTV show will reimagine the original novel and movie, which features an all-boys camp. TheDisney+ TV series versionof the story keeps the main plot, which sees campers digging holes, butgender swaps the main characters. As such, Rudolph plays a young teenage girl, Hayley, who will be the main character in place of Stanley Yelnats. Other characters include Alicea as Queenie, Amoda as Thumbelina, Cottrell as Kitch, Daniels as Mars, Dieterlen as Sticky, Doke as Eyeball, and Press as Shrimp.
The character descriptions also revealed that theHolesshow will modernize some of its main themes. Mars is described as “a bit of a player among the queer female campers,” suggesting that the show will portray LGBTQ+ characters. Besides the 19th century romance told from flashbacks, the book is fairly devoid of any romantic plot points, but it sounds like the newHolesshow will change that idea.
Our Take On This Holes Casting News
Gender-Bending Has A Tough Reputation
Gender-swapping has a complicated reputation in Hollywood these days. On the one hand, stories about women and girls are vastly underrepresented in the media. This does not always go over well with audiences, however, as has been the case for the2016 female-led version ofGhostbustersand more.Holesis a beloved book and movie at this point, so the new version of the story will have big shoes to fill. In this process, the gender-bent nature could either work to its benefit or its detriment.
