Another remake...

[nuzumaki@gmx.net]

what i have read the plan for an US release of kairo (aka pulse), directed
by kurosawa kiyoshi,
by wes craven has been canceld. 

the rights for Takashi Shimizu's Ju-On has already been bought for an US 
remake- months ago!  no more information about that.

nutz



> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ultra8 at sympatico.ca>
> To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 9:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Another remake...
> 
> 
> > 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
> >
> 
> Which in a way takes us back to the question of impact on Japanese films,
> we
> were sort of ignoring a couple of 800 pound gorrillas, namely RING and The
> Matrix Trilogies. RING and it's success here in the states are more
> significant to the industry than the currently discussed three films.
> 
> There's been some discussion of the Matrix and "anime" influences on the
> list already.
> 

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