Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ Remake Casts Bob Odenkirk In Unknown Role
Bob Odenkirkis trading ill-fitting suits for a frock coat. The Emmy-nominated actor ofBetter CallSaulis the latest high-profile star to boardGreta Gerwig’sLittle Womenremake cast, joining the likes ofSaoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Watson, and Meryl Streep.Deadlinereports that Odenkirk is joining theLittle Womenremake in a role that would reunite him with his formerThe Postco-star Meryl Streep, who plays the matriarch of the four March sisters who are the titular young women of the American classic.
Odenkirk has been cast in an undisclosed role, but considering the limited male roles in this story, I’d say he’s playing the March’s kindly gentleman neighbor, Mr. Laurence, the grandfather (or maybe in this case, uncle?) of Chalamet’s Theodore ‘Laurie’ Laurence. It’s either that or the erudite Professor Bhaer, who Ronan’s Jo March falls for, though I can’t really see Odenkirk romancing Saoirse Ronan, can you?
Ronan is the tomboyish Jo, while her sisters are played by Watson (the eldest Meg),Eliza Scanlon(the compassionate Beth),andFlorence Pugh(who likely be playing the older version of the youngest sister, Amy).Laura Dern,James NortonandLouis Garrelround out the star-studded cast of Gerwig’s “reimagined” remake of Louisa May Scott’s classic 1868 novel, which follows the coming of age of four sisters during the Civil War.
Gerwig’s remake is one of several adaptation ofLittle Women(which we can all agreedeserves a remakefor every generation), including a BBC miniseries that aired late last year and a recentmodern-day remake. But the most popular adaptation wasGillian Armstrong’s 1994 adaptation starring yet another who’s who of teen “It Kids,“Winona Ryder, Christian Bale, Kirsten Dunst, andClaire Danes.
Odenkirk’s addition to the cast ofLittle Womenonly adds credence to the theory that this may be the bestLittle Womencastever, even if half of the cast is not American. Odenkirk can currently be seen in Season 4 of AMC’s acclaimedBreaking Badspin-off series,Better Call Saul, where he is doing Emmy-worthy work.
