LET THE RIGHT ONE IN Remake Starts Shooting
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- By Venkman
Unfortunately the Matt Reeves remake of Let The Right One In has started production. Word leaked that the film title had been changed to Fish Head. This is apparently is no longer the case. In the press release we have received, the remake will be called, Let Me In. I loved the original Let the Right One In. There is really no reason to remake the movie, and it seems like a lot of people are upset about it.
In the press release below, you will find the full cast and story breakdown of the film. Read and let us know what you think in the rant back section below.
On behalf of Overture Films, we are excited to announce that principal photography began today on LET ME IN, writer/director Matt Reeves’ adaptation of Let the Right One In, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reeves (Cloverfield) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) were among those on-set as filming commenced on the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios. Filming will also take place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to Albuquerque to wrap in January.
In the haunting and provocative LET ME IN, an alienated 12-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood. The film is based on the bestselling vampire novel, Lat den Ratte Komma In, by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and is an English-language remake of the highly acclaimed Swedish film of the same name.
The filmmakers note that while the new film will pay respect to the original Swedish version, they intend to forge a unique identity for LET ME IN, placing it firmly in an American context.
“This project is very personal to Matt as it is to the many passionate fans of the original story,” said Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer Films. “The brilliance of that story deserves to be seen by audiences on a wide scale and we are excited that the pieces are in place to make that a reality.”
Updates to the cast list include Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) as the policeman, Cara Buono (“The Sopranos”) as Owen’s mother and Sasha Barrese (The Hangover) as “Virginia.” It was previously announced that Smit-McPhee and Moretz would play the leads “Owen” and “Abby” respectively and Oscar®-nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) would play the guardian of “Abby”.
Hammer Films acquired the remake rights to Let the Right One In at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival where the film took home the Founders Award® for Best Narrative Feature. The production is scheduled for a 2010 release in the U.S. by Overture Films. Exclusive Film Distribution is handling worldwide sales and distribution of the film.
Producing the film are Hammer’s Oakes, Guy East and Nigel Sinclair, along with Oscar®-winner Donna Gigliotti (Shakespeare in Love). Hammer’s Alex Brunner and Tobin Armbrust will executive produce along with John Ptak, Philip Elway and Fredrik Malmberg. Overture’s Robert Kessel, EVP Production & Acquisitions, will oversee production for the studio. Swedish producers John Nordling and Carl Molinder, who produced the original film, are also involved as producers on this remake.
LET ME IN is the first film in a two-picture co-production, financing and distribution agreement between Overture Films and Exclusive Media Group, the parent company of Hammer Films and Spitfire Pictures.
BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Damn remakes
WTF.
No offence but really, is the american public so stupid they need every great movie remade so they can understand and enjoy it?
Stop ruining good movies Hollywood.
Jesus, New Mexico? They couldn't even keep a snowy setting? Screw it all to hell.
And I thought this wasn't remake of the film, but a new adaptation? It clearly says its a remake of the Swedish masterpiece right there in release. And then it says its not exactly a remake… Blah.
I totally agree. This is another dumbing down of the original classic Swedish version. Why can’t we let the original speak for itself? I love the Original!
I guess what they say is true for Americans and I am American, when they say that they do all the remakes because they are so stupid and cannot stand reading translated text on the bottom of the screen. They just don’t want to hear other languages being spoken in their tubes, or cinemas.
Pathetic.
I'm not thinking this is going to be any good but I have to say, as a life-long New Mexican I have to point out there is snow here. We are located just under the Rockies.
With this and the remake of 'Death at a Funeral' I have lost what little faith I had that Hollywood still had original ideas left.
Why does every film need to be remade and "Americanized"?
Why why why why why? Leave well alone. It’s an amazing film. If the us public have a problem with watching foreign films how about just saying “tough shit. Your loss”.
And fish head?! Seriously. WTF.
I hate to rip a movie that just went into production, but I'm not optimistic.
Let them remake it. Who cares? It won't tarnish or ruin the original at all. That will always exist. if it sucks, it will just fall away into the black hole of bad remakes. Anyone remember Gus Van Sant's 'Psycho'?
And on the good side, Christopher Nolan's 'Insomnia' makes a good companion piece to Erik Skjoldberg's original.
This is sooooooo freakin unreal! They want to pay respect to the film yet they change the entire settiing of the film! NEW MEXICO????? WTF? This is nothing but insanity and Matt Reeves and his partners in crime at Hammer should all be charged with the murder of a very excellent film!