Craig Hill
TracyREMAKE OF HORROR FILM REC
August 8th 2007 01:20
Screen Gems have made a deal to remake Rec, a Spanish-language horror film about an outbreak of rabies in Los Angeles.
Oddly enough, the original film directed by Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza isn’t even released in Spain until October 23rd of this year.
The US remake is slated to begin production early next year with brothers John Erick and Drew Dowdle writing and directing. The two writer/director brothers’ first film was The Poughkeepsie Tapes, another horror film that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival this year and isn't due for release until next February.
In Rec, a downtown Los Angeles apartment building is quarantined after a mysterious deadly and highly contagious strain of rabies breaks out. A reporter and her cameraman are among those trapped inside.
Screen Gems president Clint Culpepper stated: "Horror may be waning, but this is such a unique concept that I'm certain it will cut through all the blood and glut of recent horror in the marketplace."
I'm not sure about this one, it sounds a bit dodgy to me.
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Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
It's the damn sunlight though ... it hurts my eyes. And the full moon, I worry about that too ...
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
Does the film appeal?
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
i do like foreign horror movies ... i'll have to investigate more into this one ...
Comment by Tracy
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Horrorphile
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Comment by RubySoho
Music Zone
Thought Zone
Scared the bejesus out of me. Have either of you guys seen it?
I also just heard they are making Rec 2.
Comment by Tracy
Movies and Life
I haven't seen it... you're a brave woman,
Tracy
Comment by RubySoho
Music Zone
Thought Zone
AndI tell you what, the last few minutes of that film has the most horrendous looking creature I have ever seen captured on screen. It's two days later now and I seriously can't get the image out of my head. I'm not going to see the sequel. No way.