“why does the girl bullying Carrie look exactly the same as her,” someone tweeted, while another user said, “if you watch this without audio it’s impossible to tell which character is Carrie.”

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so this is the fuckin queen #carrie2026 pic.twitter.com/Lti014F4Lp

fun fact if you watch this without audio it's impossible to tell which character is Carrie https://t.co/fCI7y3iOb0

“i didnt know it was possible for a live action movie could suffer from same face syndrome,” one post read. “Literally can't tell which one is meant to be Carrie,” another viewer agreed.

because no one will cast anyone who isn't very conventionally good looking anymore. the refusal to let people, especially women, be ugly is hurting the storytelling.

Meanwhile, Mike told People magazine that his version of the story is “very much a reinvention” of the famous novel.

“We’re very aware of what people were expecting. And as a super fan myself, as a lifelong Stephen King fanatic, it was really important for me that I try to anticipate what their reactions would be if I was just a fan watching,” he said, adding that he and his team built the OG story “into something new.”

“This isn’t the Carrie White we’ve seen before,” he added.