Fatal Attraction Show Will Be Different From Movie In One Major Way
According to star Joshua Jackson, the upcoming Fatal Attractionshow will be different from the movie in one major way. Released in 1987, the psychological thriller film was directed by genre specialist Adrian Lyne based on a screenplay written by James Dearden, which was adapted from his own 1980 short film, Diversion. Fatal Attraction famouslyfollows Michael Douglas as Dan Gallagher, a happily-married Manhattan lawyer who has a weekend affair with Alex Forrest, an editor for a publishing company played by Glenn Close, though he soon regrets it after she becomes obsessed.
The first attempt to develop Fatal Attraction into a television series came in 2015, with Mad Men writers Maria and Andre Jacquemetton spearheading the project, which was canceled a few years later. Last year, Paramount+ announced plans to reboot the 1987 film as a series, written by Desperate Housewives alum Alexandra Cunningham and Perry Mason's Kevin J. Hynes. Soon after, Lizzy Caplan joined the cast of the series as Alex Forrest, followed by Jackson as Dan Gallagher.
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During a red carpet interview with Variety at the Met Gala, Jackson provided an update on Fatal Attraction, revealing that the show will be different from the movie in one major way. The actor says the series will fulfill Close's wish and focus more on the female character's perspective, which the 1987 film noticeably lacked. Jackson also said he's read all the scripts, and he thinks they are "fantastic." Read his full comment below:
How else would you update that story other than to give [Close's] character the fullness of the why. In 1989, maybe the focus was a little bit more on the man. In 2023, by the
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