Another remake...

[ultra8 at sympatico.ca]

but there just might be a glimmer of hope with this remake. The producer who bought the remake 
rights is Sam "Evil Dead" Raimi. He is having Takashi Shimizu direct it. And the story is with an 
American couple in Japan who get caught up in th"Grudge". They plan to play with culutral differences 
and alienation along with the supernatural threat. As one preson I know from the Japanese 
productin crew explained to me, "If you see a ghost, how can you go to the police to explain when you 
can't speak the language?" Surprised to hear about Gellar being cast as they were originally going to 
go with lesser known leads in order to keep the budget down.

that's my insider scoop.

colin geddes


> 
> From: Khash Najib <najibjp at yahoo.co.jp>
> Date: 2003/12/23 Tue AM 04:45:23 EST
> To: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Another remake...
> 
> >From MSN online:
> 
> The Hollywood trades report that the Emmy-winning actress,
> Sarah Michelle Gellar (
> ?Buffy the Vampire Slayer?), has inked a deal to star in
> "The Grudge," the English-language remake of the Japanese
> frightfest "Ju-On."
> The plot is best described as "The Ring" meets "28 Days
> Later," focusing on a homicidal curse that passes
> victim-to-victim like a virus. Takashi Shimizu, who
> directed the original and its sequels, will helm the new
> version (it will combine elements from all the films),
> with production scheduled to start in Tokyo in January. 
> And in other, more disappointing, Sarah news, TV Guide
> reports that Mrs. Freddie Prinze, Jr., soon to be seen in
> "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleased," won't be resurrecting
> her butt-kicking Slayer character for a guest-starring
> stint on the WB's "Angel" this season. Joss Whedon, the
> genius behind both series, tells the mag, "She feels it's
> not the right time."
> 
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