Nakata visits Chatroom

Everybody has their opinions on the whole J-Horror craze that has been sweeping Hollywood for the past few years. The sub-genre hit a snag when torture porn made it’s way onto the screen, but J-Horror is still lurking around here and there. One of the top dogs of J-Horror would be director Hideo Nakata, who happens to be the guy behind flicks like RINGU, RINGU 2, DARK WATER, and even the US remake of his own flick THE RING TWO. Like I said, a top dog.

Well Variety are dropping word today on Nakata’s (above) next project: CHATROOM. All we’re told is that the psychological thriller will center on teenagers who encourage each other’s destructive behavior. Interesting. Intrigued?

CHATROOM will be Nakata’s first attempt at an original English movie. It’s being produced by Ruby Films’ Alison Owen and Paul Trijbits as well as Laura Hastings-Smith. Lensing is pegged to start in the UK this Spring. The script will come from Enda Walsh, which is an adaptation of his own stage play. WestEnd Films will be selling the movie. WestEnd’s founder Eve Schoukroun had the following to say:

“Nakata has come up with something very visual, very conceptual, and situated somewhere between ‘DISTURBIA’ and ‘CUBE.'”

That actually sounds like it might be pretty cool… but it’s still to early to tell. We’ll be keeping an eye on CHATROOM and we’ll drop you any updates once we hear them.