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.
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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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Gong Yoo starrer
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
Train to Busan is getting a U.S. remake
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A movie still from the original Train to Busan (2016). Pic credit: Next Entertainment World
It’s a good thing people have been staying inside lately! The thriller Train to Busan is in negotiations for a U.S. remake. The movie details a deadly zombie outbreak that infects a commuter train full of passengers.
What is Train to Busan?
The original South Korean horror flick came out in 2016. The thriller was directed, written and produced by Yeon Sang-ho (The King of Pigs, Psychokinesis) who recently released a sequel to the movie called Peninsula.
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