It’s official. Amanda Seyfried is The Girl With the Red Riding Hood. While on the Oscars’ red carpet Seyfried confirmed she’s signed on to star in Catherine Hardwicke’s retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with a gothic twist. Production duties fall to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way.

Just a few days ago the LA Times caught up with Hardwicke who said the film will be about a “village plagued by this wolf.” She added, “It’s wild with all these different secrets and lies, and a murder mystery.” After seeing Seyfried take on a vicious Megan Fox in Jennifer’s Body, there’s no doubt she can handle a pesky wolf.

Hardwicke and Seyfried could really be the perfect match. If Hardwicke can do what she did with Kristen Stewart in Twilight, imagine what she could accomplish with a truly talented young actress like Seyfried. Okay, Stewart isn’t all that terrible, but Seyfried is so above and beyond it’s hard not to focus on the negatives.

By Perri Nemiroff (via Coming Soon)