Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 2:28PM Indonesian Action Flick 'The Raid' Headed for American Remake?
The best action movie trailer I've ever seen is destined for a U.S. remake, even before it's theatrical release? The Raid by writer/director Gareth Evans recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and created a major buzz for itself movie forward.
According to Heat Vision, Sony Screen Gems has entered into negotiations to buy the film's rights for the remake. The studio offered Evans an opportunity to direct the remake, but he respectfully declined and has instead decided to focus on the sequel.
Can't we just leave a popular foreign film alone for a change, seriously? Movie goers can read subtitles.
The story of The Raid centers on a team of SWAT guys that infiltrate an apartment complex that's run by a local mobster. The team is surrounded by swarms of vicious killers and must fight their way out, in order to capture the boss.
The movie looks incredible. It's very much an action movie fans' wet dream: Martial arts, gun play, excessive bloodshed, a high body count, etc. I included the amazing trailer below, so we can all see why a U.S. distributor really wants to remake it. The answer starts with a "cha" and ends with a "ching", or simply cha-ching!
Good luck trying to recapture the same amazing cinematography. No wonder Evans doesn't want to film a movie he perfected the first time.
Reader Comments (4)
and this flick is another one that probably we never can watch in theaters here in Mexico... thanks God, there´s another ways so we can watch it...
totally waste of time the remake will be too timid so what the point, and this is why Hollyweird is such a barren wasteland.
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dude, his name is Evans not Edwards