With practically ever other popular J-horror over the past 15 years spawning some form of a US remake it is quite surprising that Takashi Miike’s art-house styled horror still remains untouched. That is of course until now, providing you bothered to at least read the headline! Producer Mario Kassar (‘Terminator’) is putting together the project and is eyeing an Autumn/Fall shoot with Richard Gray (‘The Lookalike’) at the helm. The remake will be based on the novel by Japanese author Ryu Murakami, as the original Asian version was too, but we’re sure to expect little nods and homages along the way to filmmaker Takashi Miike’s 1999 adapted effort.
“A lonely widower (Sam Davis) whose son is planning to move out of the house soon expresses his sadness to a friend and fellow film producer, who becomes inspired to hold an audition for a non-existent film so that the widower can select a new potential bride from the resulting audition pool. The widower ultimately becomes enamored with and fascinated by one particular young woman (Evie Lawrence)…but first impressions can often be horribly wrong….”
For over 20 years the Horror Asylum has continued to bring you the very best genre news, reviews, giveaways and interviews in the horror world.