Another US remake of an Asian film, this time Il Mare.
04-12-03 | 05:35 PM
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Another US remake of an Asian film, this time Il Mare.
http://cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp...8&obj_id=38098
Looks like the trend isn't stopping any time soon.
Looks like the trend isn't stopping any time soon.
04-12-03 | 07:36 PM
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I knew this one was coming when I heard the rights for it had been optioned. Personally - I'm interested to see what they do with it... I really really love the story. I don't think it would work as well in 'American' but I'm anxious to find out.
04-13-03 | 03:13 AM
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Originally posted by Hero Hua
I can already smell the Hollywood version...they're going to make it all pop-style and trendy...which isn't exactly how the original was.
I can already smell the Hollywood version...they're going to make it all pop-style and trendy...which isn't exactly how the original was.
04-14-03 | 12:59 PM
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I read a while back that My Wife is a Gangster and Dark Water will also be remade.
04-14-03 | 01:23 PM
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didnt Dreamworks pick up My Sassy Girl also? Kairo (Pulse) was also optioned and was on the fast track with Wes Craven and Kirsten Dunst when production was halted for script issues.
04-14-03 | 04:52 PM
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About remakes of Korean films although this applies to other Asian films as well:
It's all about the money. It's cheaper for Hollywood to buy "remake rights" than to develop a new script. And, the two parties usually share profits made from global release of the new production.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/da...0303200013.asp
World's interest in Korean film growing
When the international sales and marketing team at KangJeGyu Films set up booths at the American Film Market in Los Angeles last month, it hoped to attract buyers for its film "Over the Rainbow" and some investment for new project, "Tae Kuk Gi."
Instead it returned home with five foreign scripts. "Movie producers from countries like Thailand and Hong Kong heard about the current 'Korean film boom' and approached us asking for investments instead," explained Kim Jin-gyu, assistant manager for international marketing at KangJeGyu Films.
While the production house, made famous by "Shiri" in 1997, is not yet interested in putting funds into foreign projects, the influx of requests illustrates Korea's growing reputation abroad as one of the major powers in film production.
Other evidence includes a great number of deals made for the rights to remake local movies, robust film festival invites and a widening distribution network across the European and American markets.
Hollywood's Miramax, for one, snatched up both the remake and distribution license for "Teacher Kim Bong-du," produced by Fun & Happiness, which is not even due to open in Seoul theaters until March 28. A "remake license" refers to a purchase of the script and special technologies as opposed to import of the finished movie. The two parties usually share profits made from global release of the new production.
"Given that major foreign studios usually prefer buying films that have already proven successful at the box office in their local market, the early purchase of 'Teacher' shows Hollywood has great confidence in Korean cinematic projects," said Lee Yong-shin, senior manager of International Business at Cinema Service, the film's distributor.
CJ Entertainment said it is in the process of negotiations for remake sales of "My Tutor Friend," the biggest hit of the year so far, and "Phone," last summer's surprise hit, with major studios like Paramount, Miramax and Universal Studio. KangJeGyu is also in the final stages of talks for "Over the Rainbow."
The trend is a rapid development, indeed. Though Korea sold remake rights for "Contact" to Germany in 1998 and "Quiet Family" to Japan in 2000, it was not until late 2001 that Hollywood came knocking on Korea's door, thanks to the phenomenal success of comedy "My Wife Is a Gangster."
The widely publicized film attracted an offer from Miramax, and soon other remake sales followed: "My Sassy Girl" was sold to Dreamworks,
"Marrying the Mafia" and "Il Mare" to Warner Brothers, "Hi Dharma" to MGM and "Jail Breakers" to Miramax. None are in production yet. Industry experts say the trend was spurred by both internal and external factors. "While it is true the quality of Korean films has improved tremendously over the past few years, even more decisive may have been the depressed state of Hollywood," explained Lee Young-jun, International Sales & Acquisition director at CJ Entertainment.
"Whereas it costs Hollywood studios about $3 million to develop a script, they can buy the script a successful movie in Korea for about $500,000. So this makes sense economically. Also foreign scripts offer fresh topics, styles and technology," she added.
The Western audience's new passion for Asian movies after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and the recent triumph of remake of Japanese horror flick "Ring," whose Hollywood version made $130 million, also played big role in the "remake boom."
And it's not the commercial sectors that are going nuts over Korean movies either. Renowned international film festivals are bending over backwards to add Korean works to their programs.
Sexual melodrama "Ardor," for one, is invited to the Berlin Forum section of the Berlin Film Festival, the competition section of Hong Kong International Film Festival and a non-competitive program in Verona Film Festival.
"Road Movie," Korea's first gay film, secured screen time at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Fest; Veteran Korean film
director Shin Sang-ok will show his 1961 work "The Evergreen" (Korean title "Sangroksu") in the "Restoration Program" part of the 56th Cannes Film Festival (opening May 14); three Korean films - "So Long," "Untold Scandal" and "Love Virus" - will compete in Hong Kong; Culture Minister Lee Chang-dong will partake in the 5th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival; and Korea's representative director Im Kwon-taek's "Chihwaseon" will open the Singapore International Film Festival.
Distribution is also going well, with the European and Asian markets eagerly eyeing new films like "Scent of Chrysanthemum" and "Classic" for distribution in their markets. Last year, "Joint Security Area" ran in theaters in Russia and Germany," "The Isle" at the Art Hall Theater in New York and "MUSA: the Warrior" ended in the ninth box office slot with 150 screens in France on its opening week last August.
"We are doing well in Asia and even the United States and this is likely to continue as Korea polishes up its films even more. But I think we could and should do more in Europe, which is also developing a taste for Asian blockbusters after 'Crouching Tiger' and 'Hero,'" said Chung Hyun-jin, international sales director at Cinema Service.
([email protected])
By Kim Mi-hui Staff reporter
It's all about the money. It's cheaper for Hollywood to buy "remake rights" than to develop a new script. And, the two parties usually share profits made from global release of the new production.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/da...0303200013.asp
World's interest in Korean film growing
When the international sales and marketing team at KangJeGyu Films set up booths at the American Film Market in Los Angeles last month, it hoped to attract buyers for its film "Over the Rainbow" and some investment for new project, "Tae Kuk Gi."
Instead it returned home with five foreign scripts. "Movie producers from countries like Thailand and Hong Kong heard about the current 'Korean film boom' and approached us asking for investments instead," explained Kim Jin-gyu, assistant manager for international marketing at KangJeGyu Films.
While the production house, made famous by "Shiri" in 1997, is not yet interested in putting funds into foreign projects, the influx of requests illustrates Korea's growing reputation abroad as one of the major powers in film production.
Other evidence includes a great number of deals made for the rights to remake local movies, robust film festival invites and a widening distribution network across the European and American markets.
Hollywood's Miramax, for one, snatched up both the remake and distribution license for "Teacher Kim Bong-du," produced by Fun & Happiness, which is not even due to open in Seoul theaters until March 28. A "remake license" refers to a purchase of the script and special technologies as opposed to import of the finished movie. The two parties usually share profits made from global release of the new production.
"Given that major foreign studios usually prefer buying films that have already proven successful at the box office in their local market, the early purchase of 'Teacher' shows Hollywood has great confidence in Korean cinematic projects," said Lee Yong-shin, senior manager of International Business at Cinema Service, the film's distributor.
CJ Entertainment said it is in the process of negotiations for remake sales of "My Tutor Friend," the biggest hit of the year so far, and "Phone," last summer's surprise hit, with major studios like Paramount, Miramax and Universal Studio. KangJeGyu is also in the final stages of talks for "Over the Rainbow."
The trend is a rapid development, indeed. Though Korea sold remake rights for "Contact" to Germany in 1998 and "Quiet Family" to Japan in 2000, it was not until late 2001 that Hollywood came knocking on Korea's door, thanks to the phenomenal success of comedy "My Wife Is a Gangster."
The widely publicized film attracted an offer from Miramax, and soon other remake sales followed: "My Sassy Girl" was sold to Dreamworks,
"Marrying the Mafia" and "Il Mare" to Warner Brothers, "Hi Dharma" to MGM and "Jail Breakers" to Miramax. None are in production yet. Industry experts say the trend was spurred by both internal and external factors. "While it is true the quality of Korean films has improved tremendously over the past few years, even more decisive may have been the depressed state of Hollywood," explained Lee Young-jun, International Sales & Acquisition director at CJ Entertainment.
"Whereas it costs Hollywood studios about $3 million to develop a script, they can buy the script a successful movie in Korea for about $500,000. So this makes sense economically. Also foreign scripts offer fresh topics, styles and technology," she added.
The Western audience's new passion for Asian movies after "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and the recent triumph of remake of Japanese horror flick "Ring," whose Hollywood version made $130 million, also played big role in the "remake boom."
And it's not the commercial sectors that are going nuts over Korean movies either. Renowned international film festivals are bending over backwards to add Korean works to their programs.
Sexual melodrama "Ardor," for one, is invited to the Berlin Forum section of the Berlin Film Festival, the competition section of Hong Kong International Film Festival and a non-competitive program in Verona Film Festival.
"Road Movie," Korea's first gay film, secured screen time at the Rotterdam Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Fest; Veteran Korean film
director Shin Sang-ok will show his 1961 work "The Evergreen" (Korean title "Sangroksu") in the "Restoration Program" part of the 56th Cannes Film Festival (opening May 14); three Korean films - "So Long," "Untold Scandal" and "Love Virus" - will compete in Hong Kong; Culture Minister Lee Chang-dong will partake in the 5th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival; and Korea's representative director Im Kwon-taek's "Chihwaseon" will open the Singapore International Film Festival.
Distribution is also going well, with the European and Asian markets eagerly eyeing new films like "Scent of Chrysanthemum" and "Classic" for distribution in their markets. Last year, "Joint Security Area" ran in theaters in Russia and Germany," "The Isle" at the Art Hall Theater in New York and "MUSA: the Warrior" ended in the ninth box office slot with 150 screens in France on its opening week last August.
"We are doing well in Asia and even the United States and this is likely to continue as Korea polishes up its films even more. But I think we could and should do more in Europe, which is also developing a taste for Asian blockbusters after 'Crouching Tiger' and 'Hero,'" said Chung Hyun-jin, international sales director at Cinema Service.
([email protected])
By Kim Mi-hui Staff reporter
Last edited by eXcentris; 04-14-03 at 04:57 PM.
04-14-03 | 05:25 PM
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Here's another article about "remakes":
http://www.5minutesonline.com/hollywoodrings.html
http://www.5minutesonline.com/hollywoodrings.html
There is currently a staggering line-up of remakes on the cutting board, including two new films by The Ring director Hideo Nakata: Chaos and Dark Water. Chaos is a disorienting noir thriller originally released in 2000, slatted to be directed by Jonathon Glacer and starring Robert Dinero and Benicio Del Toro. Dark Water is a disarming horror film about a mother & daughter who move into a strange and disturbing apartment complex. Coming soon after The Ring remake, there will be a Wes Craven helmed remake of the amazingly creepy Kiyoshi Kurosawa film Pulse, about ghosts who transmit messages, and eventually murder, through the Internet. Pulse is a film already ripped off by the American film Fear Dot Com just some 4 months ago; a movie that’s only staying quality was it’s moronic promotional Internet address, www.feardotcom.com. Soon after Pulse there will be a remake of the Japanese film Turn, about a woman who gets hit by a truck and finds herself reliving the same day over and over again, and it looks like, if The Ring remake is a success, we will see the other Ring sequels remade as well. Then look for a whole slew of Korean retreads, starting with My Wife is a Gangster, Il Mare, My Sassy, No Blood No Tears (starring Jennifer Love Hewitt!?) and Failan. But that’s not all folks, Tom Cruise has secured the rights for a remake of the Pang Brothers disturbingly haunting ghost thriller The Eye, about a blind woman who undergoes a cornea operation and discovers that with her new found sight comes the ability to see ghosts and the way they died. The real irony behind that one is the fact that The Pang Brothers admittedly borrowed heavily from M. Knights’ The Sixth Sense, an American film that wasn’t all that original in the first place (can you say The Changeling?), so Cruise is basically buying into a remake of a Chinese movie that used numerous elements from a successful American movie that got its major plot points from other sources as well. So the cannibalization comes full circle.
04-14-03 | 10:28 PM
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Hmm, well that came off as rather sarcastic but in responding the major issue here is that the remakes are being passed off as something new and different when that is completely not the case. Your average moviegoer in most cases has no clue that these are in fact remakes and no attempt is made by the movie studios to let this be known. Also, the originals are never really promoted at all either let alone have the dvd releases come out in America, I think people should be able to watch the originals.
