Posts Tagged ‘Let The Right One In’
Posted by Jesse in Latest News, Movies on January 7th, 2010
Let Me In, the American produced remake of the Swedish horror film Let The Right One In, will be released on October 1st, 2010, announced production company Overture Films Wednesday.
The film is directed by Matt Reeves, director of 2008’s monster hit Cloverfield.
The film is, like the Swedish original, based on the novel by John Adjvide Lindqvist. That original film, directed by Tomas Alfredson and released in Sweden and the US in 2008, has been hailed as a genre masterpiece.
The remake stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Moretz, Elias Koteas and Richard Jenkins. Shooting is still underway in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Posted by dominie in Movies on March 23rd, 2009
Before exposing you to the following news, let us all hope (hope really hard) that Magnolia will re-release a proper form of this film. FM has been following Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In (review) for quite some time now, and like those at Icons of Fright, Alfredson’s beautifully haunting tale has become one of our favorite films at FM.
My first disappointment with Let The Right One In has nothing to do with Alfredson’s film, but rather a remake, titled Let Me In, that Overture Films decided they had the right to do. And secondly, now Magnolia has released a US DVD and Blu-ray version of the film completely lost in translation. Click over to Icons of Fright for the skinny. Snapshots are even included, pouring salt on the wound. And yes, it is horrifying.
Posted by dominie in Movies on March 3rd, 2009
According to Production Weekly, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves’ (recently dubbed) Let Me In, a remake of Swedish director Tomas Alfredson’s vampire drama Let The Right One In, begins shooting in May. Overture Films has slated the remake for release on January 15, 2010.
Based on a best selling book from Sweden, the film is about “Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire feasting on his neighbours.”
Speaking of Cloverfield, Comingsoon.net rallied fans of the film together again over the weekend when they revealed there will be a sequel to the box office hit. The site spoke with producer J.J. Abrams of the film at the Wondercon in San Francisco who confirms they’re actually working on a second entry right now. Imagine my surprise because when the movie hit theaters, Abrams and director Matt Reeves rejected the idea of a potential sequel altogether. Read below or see Comingsoon.net for all the details.
“We’re actually working on an idea right now,” Abrams told the packed crowd. “The key obviously at doing any kind of sequel, certainly this film included, is that it better not be a business decision. If you’re going to do something, it should be because you’re really inspired to do it. It doesn’t really have to mean anything, doesn’t mean it will work, but it means we did it because we cared, not because we thought we could get the bucks. We have an idea that we thought was pretty cool that we’re playing with, which means there will be something that’s connected to ‘Cloverfield,’ but I hope it happens sooner than later because the idea is pretty sweet.”
Posted by dominie in Latest News, Movies on October 14th, 2008
Overture Films has announced three of their horror films slated for next year. There are no official dates as of yet, but here’s what we can expect so far.
Pandorum— from director Christian Alvart (Case 39 and Antibodies), Pandorum is a science fiction thriller that centers on the “story of an astronaut who awakes from his hyper sleep chamber only to discover he’s alone on a massive spaceship. He ventures towards the bridge in search of others and to try and figure out what happened.”
Let The Right One In—director Matt Reeves of Cloverfield will be helming the English-language remake of Tomas Alfredson’s vampire movie of the same name. Based on a best selling book from Sweden, the film is about “Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire feasting on his neighbours.”
The Crazies—is a remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 zombie film. Directed by Breck Eisner, The Crazies “revolves around people in a small Kansas town who are beset by a virus that causes insanity and death after a mysterious toxin contaminates the local water supply.”
Posted by dominie in Movies on September 5th, 2008
We’ve been raging about Tomas Alfredson’s Let The Right One In, Magnet Releasing’s inaugural piece to their Six Shooter Series, for some time now. We were very excited today when we came across the official poster for US release on Bloody Disgusting. Thank you MrDisgusting!
Mark you calendars. Let The Right One In comes to theaters in New York and Los Angeles on October 24th. Trust me, you’ll love it. I’ll see you all in line.
Synopsis: “Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire feasting on his neighbours. Based on the Best Selling Book from Sweden, this multiple award-winning film is a unique blend of drama, suspense, vampirism, and a love story, all set against the atmospheric backdrop of a snow-filled winter.”
Winner, Best Picture – Tribeca Film Festival.
