The upcoming remake of 1982’s Poltergeist
boasts many callbacks to the original. Even doe-eyed child actress
Kennedi Clements, though brunette, looks a lot like her late
predecessor, Heather O'Rourke, who played Carol Anne Freeling in the
classic horror film. Clements even has the same haircut.
Clements, left, and O'Rourke (Photo: 20th Century Fox/MGM)
Clements
isn’t playing the exact same character in the reboot, however; hers is
named Madison Bowen. But as the youngest child in the Bowen family, with
one older brother, the essential plot remains intact.
She’s
seen here in a reimagining of the original film’s most iconic scene:
Carol Anne transfixed by a static-filled television screen, connecting
with the evil spirits lying in wait on the other side. While Carol Anne
memorably announced, “They’re here,” little Madison says in a similarly
detached tone, “They’re coming.”
See O'Rourke deliver her famous line in the original Poltergeist trailer (at the 1:42-mark) to compare:
We’ll see just how closely “they” mirror their '80s equivalents when Poltergeist comes out May 22.
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