Train to Busan getting US remake
Posted : 2021-02-21 16:46
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Yeon Sang-ho s zombie thriller, Train to Busan, which attracted more than 10 million moviegoers at local theaters, will be remade into a Hollywood film, according to foreign news reports.
Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto, known for Netflix s action thriller The Night Comes for Us (2018), is currently in talks with the U.S. production company New Line to helm the film, Deadline reported.
Atomic Monster s James Wan and Michael Clear and Gaumont s Nicolas Atlan and Terry Kalagian will produce alongside Coin Operated s Gary Dauberman, who is adapting the screenplay. Judson Scott, Sidonie Dumas, Christophe Riandee and Johanna Byer are executive producing, it added. The cast and production schedule have not been revealed yet.
The Night Comes for Us director Timo Tjahjanto in talks to aboard Gong Yoo starrer Train To Busan s remake
Acclaimed director Timo Tjahjanto, alongside James Wan of The Conjuring fame, are looking to bankroll the blockbuster zombie-thriller film. Written By
Pinkvilla Desk 1148277 reads Mumbai Updated: February 21, 2021 03:07 pm The Night Comes for Us director Timo Tjahjanto in talks to aboard Gong Yoo starrer Train To Busan s remake
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Train To Busan, is considered one of the best South Korean films of recent times. The film, directed by the much-acclaimed film-maker Yeon Sang Ho, revolves around Seok Woo played by Gong Yoo who is on a train to Busan with his young daughter to celebrate his wife s birthday. However, things turn into a nightmare when a mysterious viral outbreak wreaks havoc in their lives, as they find themselves trapped in the train, fighting off the zombie attack. Effortless, innov
English Train to Busan remake lands director Timo Tjahjanto
February 18, 2021 by:
Timo Tjahjanto is climbing aboard New Line s remake of the South Korean blockbuster
Train to Busan. I m particularly excited about this news because Tjahjanto is the director behind two of my favorite martial arts action films,
Headshot, and
The Night Comes for Us. If anyone can match the intensity and raw emotion of the original film, it s him.
The original film, directed by Sang-Ho Yeon, is a zombie apocalypse thriller that since premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 has become a cult classic among horror aficionados. In the film, a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, and passengers on a train traveling from Seoul to Busan struggle to survive. For my money,