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As Yeon Sang-ho works on the sequel to 2016’s international hit Train to Busan, work has begun on the English-language remake. Deadline is reporting that horror heavy-hitter James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) has come on board to produce the remake written by Gary Dauberman (IT, The Nun). New Line went up against Paramount, Lionsgate, and Screen Gems and has won the bidding war for the rights to the movie. The South Korean original follows a group of passengers aboard a train who are fighting to survive a zombie outbreak while traveling from Seoul to Busan. At this time no director has been announced, but we’ll let you know when we learn more. In the meantime, check out the English trailer for the original which was loved by genre fans.
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Korea’s extremely well received high-octane zombie thriller ‘Train to Busan’ is getting an English language remake via the French studio Gaumont, Variety reports. The remake was announced Wednesday by Gaumont and the film’s distributor/financier Next Entertainment World. After ‘Train to Busan’ premiered at the Canes Film Festival this past May, several studios showed interest in the film including Fox and Sony. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. We are more than happy to start our business with Gaumont, one of the greatest film companies with rich experience in terms of global projects. We hope this opportunity could let Korean films get more attention and be familiar with the audience all over the world,” Kim Woo-taek, CEO of
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As Yeon Sang-ho works on the sequel to 2016’s international hit Train to Busan, work has begun on the English-language remake. Deadline is reporting that horror heavy-hitter James Wan (The Conjuring franchise) has come on board to produce the remake written by Gary Dauberman (IT, The Nun). New Line went up against Paramount, Lionsgate, and Screen Gems and has won the bidding war for the rights to the movie. The South Korean original follows a group of passengers aboard a train who are fighting to survive a zombie outbreak while traveling from Seoul to Busan. At this time no director has been announced, but we’ll let you know when we learn more. In the meantime, check out the English trailer for the original which was loved by genre fans.
Continue reading →
Trailers
Korea’s extremely well received high-octane zombie thriller ‘Train to Busan’ is getting an English language remake via the French studio Gaumont, Variety reports. The remake was announced Wednesday by Gaumont and the film’s distributor/financier Next Entertainment World. After ‘Train to Busan’ premiered at the Canes Film Festival this past May, several studios showed interest in the film including Fox and Sony. Directed by Sang-ho Yeon, ‘Train to Busan’ is set in the bustling city of Busan, plagued by a zombie outbreak. A group of survivors band together and board a train in hopes of escaping, but discover their differences may prove more dangerous than the zombies that they are facing. We are more than happy to start our business with Gaumont, one of the greatest film companies with rich experience in terms of global projects. We hope this opportunity could let Korean films get more attention and be familiar with the audience all over the world,” Kim Woo-taek, CEO of
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