Ring Remake

[Jasper Sharp]

BATTLE ROYALE would be a strong contenter. I was watching the NBC show
SURVIVOR last night and I thought it would be lovely to watch all these
obnoxious teenagers gunning each other down, though I guess its a bit non-PC
for Hollywood.
Are there any ideas as to who will star or direct in the RING remake?
And finally, wasn't SHALL WE DANCE slated for a US overhaul at one point? I
heard the names Tom Hanks and Joihn Turteltaub bandied around at one point
and this was enough to send shudders of horror down my spine!




-----Original Message-----
From: Ono Seiko and Aaron Gerow [mailto:onogerow at angel.ne.jp]
Sent: 14 February 2001 14:20
To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
Subject: Re: Ring Remake


>>DreamWorks has inked a deal costing a reported $1m (?681,000) to obtain 
>the distribution and remake rights to cult Japanese horror yarn, Ring.

This is apparently true because I got a mail from someone who helped 
arrange the deal.  He wanted to know if I could suggest other recent 
Japanese films that could be "translated" into American film.  I don't 
know if I could come up with the best suggestions, but, if we put aside 
the issue of whether we like this kind of practice, I was wondering if 
listmembers could offer some suggestions.

Aaron Gerow
Yokohama National University
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