“Actually, we did approach him, but I don’t think it was right for him. I don’t want to put words into his mouth, but he was either too busy or not interested. But that didn’t bear fruit and we’re now trying to find the next person who would bring something strikingly original to it with their vision and talent.
Well at least they are truly thinking outside the box with the remake if they approached Chan-wook. So that’s good, even if I’m still not sold on the wisdom or necessity of a remake. Plus, since Chan-wook turned them down, that means genre fav Dante Tomaselli still has a shot!
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