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Wednesday 7th July, 2004

'Alfie' remake will be titled 'Alfie'
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Big News Network.com Wednesday 7th July, 2004

After some indecision, Paramount Pictures has finally settled on a name for its remake of Alfie -- they will call it Alfie, Variety said Tuesday.

The studio had been considering calling the movie What's It All About Alfie. That was the title of the Oscar-nominated Hal David-Burt Bacharach song from the 1966 movie that made Michael Caine an international star.

Jude Law stars in the remake as a man who has no trouble bedding women, but finds it much more difficult to find love. The cast also includes Oscar winners Susan Sarandon and Marisa Tomei.

Jude Law's 'Alfie' Remake To Be Called 'Alfie'
[Wed July 07, 2004 06:46PM]
The remake of Alfie is going to be called Alfie, according to Variety, which is to star Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Nia Long and Omar Epps, with Charles Shyer directing.

Paramount's decided against using "What's It All About Alfie," title of the Burt Bacharach song from the 1966 pic, as the new film's title. Paramount's now settled on using the same title as the original.

Bacharach won a 1967 Grammy for instrumental arrangement for the performance by his orchestra in the original, and Bacharach and Hal David, who wrote the lyrics, were nominated for the song Oscar. Pic was a critical hit and also garnered Oscar noms for picture, actor (Michael Caine), supporting actress (Vivien Merchant) and adapted screenplay (Bill Naughton).

Alfie is planned to release on Oct. 22