Focus Features is formally producing an Audition remake of the 1999 Japanese horror thriller film, which was initially primarily based on the 1997 novel of the identical identify by Ryū Murakami. In the intervening time, the challenge has no official solid or goal launch date.
Who’s concerned within the Audition remake?
Following the vital success of Speak No Evil, director Christian Tafdrup has signed on to helm the English remake of Audition, which he’s additionally co-writing with brother Mads Tafdrup. This marks Christian Tafdrup’s newest English directorial challenge after the 2022 James McAvoy-led Communicate No Evil, which earned a Licensed Recent ranking of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Danish filmmaker can also be at the moment connected to direct Sebastian Stan and Lily James within the horror thriller film Let the Evil Go West.
The remake shall be produced by Ashok Amritraj, Priya Amritrajmm, and Mario Kassar. It’s government produced by Murakami, Chris McGurk, Yolanda Macias, and Joyce Jun. In addition to Focus Options, the challenge is a manufacturing by Hyde Park Leisure, Mario Kassar Productions, and Cineverse.
The unique film centered round a widower who phases a faux casting audition within the hopes of discovering his subsequent spouse. He immediately turns into interested by a younger, aspiring actress, who needed to develop into a ballet dancer. Nonetheless, he slowly discovers the girl’s darkish and complex previous, main him to get trapped in a relationship with a mentally unstable and unpredictable accomplice. The 1999 adaptation was directed by Cannes Palme d’Or nominee Takashi Miike. It starred The Grudge actor Ryo Ishibashi, Tokyo Gore Police star Eihi Shiina, and The Wailing star Jun Kunimura.
(Supply: Deadline)
