the Orphanage Remake

[xwolverine2]

oh boy


http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=57737

Actor-producer-director Larry Fessenden has signed on to helm The Orphanage, New Line's remake of the Guillermo del Toro-produced Spanish-language horror movie, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Fessenden also has written the script with del Toro, who is producing the new film with Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson of Contrafilm.

The 2007 film was directed by del Toro protege Juan Antonio Bayona and centers on Laura, who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son's imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing.

Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

The project is in search of a lead actress.

 

[craigdbfan]

Hmm this might not be complete crap as Guillermo Del Toro did help out with the script for the remake.

So at least he is involved to a certain degree.

 

[El Payaso]

The only thing I like is that Larry Fessenden is involved, although it could mean nothing. But I saw his vampires movie "Habits" and it's one of the best I've seen. As loing as Guillermo del Toro is not making one of his usual monsters collection sample board-movie.

 

[Kane52630]

i hope it will lives up to the original, it was incredible

 

[danoyse]

If it's done right and is as good as the original, I don't have a problem with it. I've recommended it to a few people, but they've been scared off when they found out the movie was in Spanish.

I still can't look at the Red Light/Green Light game quite the same way since seeing the original.

 

[Prison Mike]

why can't people just see the movie in Spanish? There's subtitles if you don't understand.

 

[Kane52630]

yea, i remember when some people i know went and saw Kung Fu Hustle and said they didnt like reading the subtitles, i was like WOW your attention span is little as a rat

 

[danoyse]

why can't people just see the movie in Spanish? There's subtitles if you don't understand.

Some people just don't like subtitles. Go figure. One person I know is dyslexic and can't keep up with them, and I know she'd love this movie.

 

[Prison Mike]

I know. is reading that difficult for everyone?

 

[danoyse]

Some people just have a hard time keeping up with reading the subtitles and watching the movie at the same time. Of course, others are just lazy...but I do know a few people who are avid readers but just have a difficult time with subtitles.

 

[Angel_Faerie]

Ok, the remakes need to ****ing stop.

 

[Armored Avenger]

I hate Hollywoods need to remake all international films.

 

[Angel_Faerie]

I hate Hollywoods need to remake all international films.

Seriously. Just have a dub made for the people that have trouble reading subtitles or are too lazy to do so.

 

[Episode29]

The whole project = :facepalm

 

[That-Guy]

The original was a pile of uninspired, overrated crap. OOOOH! A deformed kid in a mask! SCAAARRRYY!!!

I can't see a remake being any better.

 

[Boom]

Between this and the "Let The Right One In" remake, Hollywood is just full of fail lately.

 

[Rac]

During our lengthy interview, he discussed the now-dead collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, a remake of "The Orphanage" that he has since departed. The issues? Evidently the same struggles scores of filmmakers point to when working on remakes.

"I eventually went to LA, we sat down and hashed out the script, then I went off and wrote it. I took his notes, Warner Bros. notes, New Line’s notes. It was a really good script. I was very excited about it. I was going to do it as a New England Gothic, truly shot in New England, and it didn’t pan out. WB wanted to shoot it in South Africa or something nutty. I mean, why do you remake a foreign film in another foreign land? I don’t understand the logic sometimes."

But apparently there were bigger launchblockers than locations. "But that’s not why we parted ways. Basically, they felt that they couldn’t cast the kind of A-List star they were looking for with my indie reputation. But it was great, Guillermo has always been supportive, he reaches out to me, we might do something else possibly."

http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2010/10/exclusive-larry-fessenden-talks-aborted.html

 

[KenK]

I hate Hollywoods need to remake all international films.

Yeah, because foreigners NEVER remake American films.

 

[Boom]

Can't say I'm disappointed this didn't pan out. The original is superb.

 

[Rac]

Can't say I'm disappointed this didn't pan out. The original is superb.

Oh, this is happening. New director. And Guillermo is very much the driving force behind the remake. He had bunch of ideas for the movie, of which Juan Antonio Bayona (original director) used only like two, and being the good chap that he is, Guillermo let Bayona do his thing with the movie hoping he could use his ideas for a remake.

Pellington to Direct Orphanage Remake

Source:Variety
January 3, 2010


New Line/Warner Bros. has hired Mark Pellington to direct the English-language remake of The Orphanage.

Guillermo del Toro and ContraFilm's Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson will produce the redo of the Juan Antonio Bayona-directed Spanish film. Larry Fessenden and Del Toro wrote the script for the new version.

The original centers on Laura (Belén Rueda) who purchases her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. Once there, Laura discovers that the new environment awakens her son's imagination, but the ongoing fantasy games he plays with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences in the house, Laura looks to a group of parapsychologists for help in unraveling the mystery that has taken over the place.

Pellington's credits include Henry Poole Is Here, The Mothman Prophecies, Arlington Road and U2 3D.


Read more: Pellington to Direct Orphanage Remake - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62057#ixzz12kENrN00​

 

[JeetKuneDo]

why can't people just see the movie in Spanish? There's subtitles if you don't understand.

One reason would be that you are going to miss some cinematography while you read.

Another reason would be that subtitles just aren't as enjoyable for a lot of people. There probably isn't a person on the planet that doesn't prefer to see a movie in their own language given the option. Since people in the US have the largest selection of movies in their own language, it makes sense a subtitled movie would not find an audience. (I say this as a person that has no problem with subtitles)

Same thing applies to books that are adapted into movies. There is no reason to make the movie if everyone would just read the books. ...But we don't do that any more.

I don't think it's "wrong" to prefer a movie in your own language since that's a universal human trait. Sounds perfectly natural.

 

[JeetKuneDo]

Between this and the "Let The Right One In" remake, Hollywood is just full of fail lately.

Let Me In is a great movie though.

And let's not forget that Let the Right One In was only made "because people are too lazy to read the book". The first movie isn't an original work either.

 

[KenK]

And part of it is certain critics and bloggers hoisting up most of these films like the best thing since sliced bread. Let The Right One In is a very good movie, but it's hardly the masterpiece of film-making that a lot of people made it out to be. Too many people were quick to give that movie "classic" status, like it was Psycho or Jaws or something. Same with The Ring. Ringu, a good film, definitely had its unsettling moments, but The Ring, to me, was an infinitely better film, and furthermore a remake that understood what it needed to do to set itself apart from the original, while preserving the core of what made the original an engaging film. The problem came with other filmmakers not understanding that when remake J-horror became a trend in the following five to seven years after the Ring. It was like when Scream came out, and despite it clearly being a satirical jab at the whole slasher genre, it just spawn a bunch of copycats who didn't acknowledge what made Scream work.

 

[Boom]

Let Me In is a great movie though.

That post is a year old . Fast forward to today, I agree. It is a very good movie.

I have no idea who this Pellington is (haven't seen any of his films). So I can't say whether it's a good choice or not.

 

[Rac]

I have no idea who this Pellington is (haven't seen any of his films). So I can't say whether it's a good choice or not.

Arlington Road was pretty good. Can't say I cared for The Mothman Prophecies.