"Final Destination" helmer James Wong is set to write and direct a remake of Yasuo Inoue's Japanese thriller "The Neighbor Number 13" for Distant Horizon says Indiewire.
The original followed a young boy who becomes psychologically disturbed by an extreme case of schoolyard bullying.
A decade on, he's obsessed with righting that wrong - no matter what dangerous moral ground he treads over along the way.
Anant Singh and Brian Cox will produce. Shooting kicks off later this year for release next Fall.
The original followed a young boy who becomes psychologically disturbed by an extreme case of schoolyard bullying.
A decade on, he's obsessed with righting that wrong - no matter what dangerous moral ground he treads over along the way.
Anant Singh and Brian Cox will produce. Shooting kicks off later this year for release next Fall.
- 5/15/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
If there's one person on the planet who knows how to deal with people in really creative and violent ways, it's James Wong, who directed Final Destination and Final Destination 3 and has just been tapped to direct a remake of Yasuo Inoue’s Rinjin 13-go titled The Neighbor Number 13 for us Westerners under the Distant Horizon banner.
The news comes today courtesy of our friends over at IndieWire.
The Neighbor Number 13 centers around a young man who, after being traumatized as a boy due to the constant harassment of other children, seeks vengeance against his tormentors.
According to Wong, "I think we have found a very unique way to frame the story and bring a heroic twist to it that is fresh and surprising and will take audiences on a very thrilling journey."
The film, which is based on a manga series by Santa Inoue, is scheduled...
The news comes today courtesy of our friends over at IndieWire.
The Neighbor Number 13 centers around a young man who, after being traumatized as a boy due to the constant harassment of other children, seeks vengeance against his tormentors.
According to Wong, "I think we have found a very unique way to frame the story and bring a heroic twist to it that is fresh and surprising and will take audiences on a very thrilling journey."
The film, which is based on a manga series by Santa Inoue, is scheduled...
- 5/15/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Cannes -- James Wong, director and creator of "Final Destination," is set to write and direct a remake of Yasuo Inoue's "The Neighbor Number 13" for Distant Horizon, the production and finance giant headed by Anant Singh.
The original Japanese film, "Rinjin 13-go," tells the story of a young boy who witnesses an extreme case of schoolyard bullying. The psychological effects are so disturbingly profound that 10 years later, as a young man, he is still obsessed with righting the wrong -- even if doing so takes him onto questionable moral ground.
Distant Horizon snapped up the remake rights from Japanese studio, Nikkatsu. Singh and Brian Cox will produce for Distant Horizon with Richard Guardian of sales and financier Lightning Entertainment aboard as executive producer.
"Our hope is that 'The Neighbor Number 13' will be a commercial success like 'Final Destination' was and also generate the same kind of franchise...
The original Japanese film, "Rinjin 13-go," tells the story of a young boy who witnesses an extreme case of schoolyard bullying. The psychological effects are so disturbingly profound that 10 years later, as a young man, he is still obsessed with righting the wrong -- even if doing so takes him onto questionable moral ground.
Distant Horizon snapped up the remake rights from Japanese studio, Nikkatsu. Singh and Brian Cox will produce for Distant Horizon with Richard Guardian of sales and financier Lightning Entertainment aboard as executive producer.
"Our hope is that 'The Neighbor Number 13' will be a commercial success like 'Final Destination' was and also generate the same kind of franchise...
- 5/14/2010
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
James Wong ( Final Destination ) is set to write and direct a remake of Yasuo Inoue's The Neighbor Number 13 for Anant Singh's Distant Horizon. The Hollywood Reporter says the original Japanese film, titled Rinjin 13-go , "tells the story of a young boy who witnesses an extreme case of schoolyard bullying. The psychological effects are so disturbingly profound that 10 years later, as a young man, he is still obsessed with righting the wrong -- even if doing so takes him onto questionable moral ground." Singh and Brian Cox will produce for Distant Horizon with Lightning Entertainment's Richard Guardian executive producing. "I was seized by the concept after one viewing of Yasuo Inoue's movie, and it hasn't left me for a moment since," said Wong. "I...
- 5/14/2010
- Comingsoon.net
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