Summer H. Howell avoided the 1976 film while preparing to play Carrie

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  Summer H. Howell said she deliberately avoided watching the 1976 film Carrie before playing Carrie White in a Prime Video mini-series.

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  She and creator Mike Flanagan agreed she should build her own version of the character.

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  The mini-series is the third adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, following films released in 1976 and 2013.

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  After filming, Howell watched the 1976 film with the cast and others at Vancouver’s Rio Theatre.

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  She read the novel a few months later.

Who

Summer H. Howell, who plays Carrie White, and series creator Mike Flanagan.

What

Howell deliberately did not watch the 1976 Carrie film before filming the mini-series.

When

Before filming; she watched the film after filming and read the novel a few months later.

Where

The mini-series is for Prime Video. The post-filming screening took place at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver.

Why

Howell and Flanagan agreed she should build her own version of the character.

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