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A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=13&cs=1
Sony Pictures Classics is continuing its relationship with filmmaker Zhang Yimou, agreeing to distribute his planned remake of the Coen brothers' comedic thriller "Blood Simple" domestically and in several major foreign territories. The untitled redo will be set in a Chinese noodle shop in a dune-specked desert, rather than a bar in an unnamed Texas town, and revolve around the restaurant owner's plan to murder his adulterous wife and her lover. Pic will be the first Zhang has helmed since shepherding the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. SPC will unspool the "Blood Simple" remake in North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. "Blood Simple," released in 1984, was the first film the Coen brothers helmed together. New version will be produced by Bill Kong, who has a long relationship with Sony Classics. SPC, co-founded and run by co-prexies Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, has distribbed five Kong-produced films, starting with Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon" in 2000. New pic will be the 11th from Zhang that SPC will have released, dating back to 1991's "Raise the Red Lantern." Others include "Shanghai Triad," "House of Flying Daggers" and "Curse of the Golden Flower." Sony Classics also owns the rights to Zhang's first film, 1987's "Red Sorghum." |
re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Originally Posted by DJariya
(Post 9605284)
I'll probably watch this whenever it's released. I'm a fan of Zhang's work. Is this a 1st, re-making an American film for a foreign audience? Has this ever been done before?
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Remaking American films for foreign audiences isn't anything new.
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Oh okay thanks
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
No, it's nothing new (e.g. BLACK CAT, 1991, the Hong Kong remake of LA FEMME NIKITA/POINT OF NO RETURN), but it's poetic justice that Zhang Yimou's remake of BLOOD SIMPLE comes on the heels of a steady wave of recent Hollywood remakes of Asian films (THE RING, THE GRUDGE, ONE MISSED CALL, THE DEPARTED, etc.).
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Connected came out last year as well. That was a Hong Kong (Benny Chan) remake of the US flick Cellular.
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
What trade deficit?
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Trailer's up:
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
I think it looks like a whole lot of fun. But then I'm not a hater of remakes for the sole reason of their being remakes. :shrug:
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Will the chinese version have the same opening monolgue about communism? :)
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Just got back. I am embargoed from getting into much detail, but I definitely did not dislike it.
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Does this fix the major problem with Blood Simple, namely that the whole misunderstanding that the film hinges on could have been avoided if just one character had said, "Wait, what are you talking about?"
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
(Post 10347656)
Does this fix the major problem with Blood Simple, namely that the whole misunderstanding that the film hinges on could have been avoided if just one character had said, "Wait, what are you talking about?"
As much as I like Zhang (before the disaster that was House of Flying Daggers, anyway), this strikes me as a bizarre misstep, and the trailer does nothing to make me think otherwise. I'll still see it, but I'm about as excited about this as I would be for a Guy Ritchie remake of Le Samourai. |
re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
What was wrong with House of Flying Daggers? Do you view it as a sell out to action film esthics or something?
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
House of Flying Daggers was generally looked down upon, I thought it was an enjoyable throwback to 70s chinese epics :shrug: I just wish a certain somebody didn't stand back up during a certain battle.
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Originally Posted by Suprmallet
(Post 10347656)
Does this fix the major problem with Blood Simple, namely that the whole misunderstanding that the film hinges on could have been avoided if just one character had said, "Wait, what are you talking about?"
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
The trailer looks great. I like how they are (apparently) tightly coupling with Blood Simple, rather than creating a loose remake that only adapts certain elements. Also, it made me want to watch Blood Simple yet again.
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
What was wrong with House of Flying Daggers? Do you view it as a sell out to action film esthics or something? To be fair, I only saw House once in the theater and was so disappointed that I've never been tempted to revisit it on DVD. Curse of the Golden Flower wasn't that much better, though, and at this point I don't expect much more than lush scenery, colorful costumes, and dramatic slow-mo shots. I hope to be pleasantly surprised. |
re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Really? I'd call neither House of Flying Daggers or Curse of the Golden Flower action-adventure movies. They're both dramas with a few action sequences to either move the plot along or heighten tension. And the latter has the least action of all.
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Originally Posted by grrr
(Post 10349567)
Zhang spent most of his career making dramas of the highest caliber, then made an action-adventure movie with little more than pretty sets and featureless characters. Hero was at least an effort in myth-making; HoFD was pretty and bland.
To be fair, I only saw House once in the theater and was so disappointed that I've never been tempted to revisit it on DVD. Curse of the Golden Flower wasn't that much better, though, and at this point I don't expect much more than lush scenery, colorful costumes, and dramatic slow-mo shots. I hope to be pleasantly surprised. |
re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Originally Posted by grrr
(Post 10349567)
Hero was at least an effort in myth-making; HoFD was pretty and bland.
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re: A Woman, A Gun And A Noodle Shop - Zhang Yimou's remake of "Blood Simple"
Originally Posted by Mabuse
(Post 10350017)
You do realize there are political reasons he doesn't make films like Raise the Red Lantern anymore, right? China isn't Hollywood. Besides, there's nothing wrong with a great director doing work within an established genre. Kubrick made genre films.
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