eXcentris

Hardly suprising considering the meaning "Z" has taken in the Ukraine war.

So, here's the "Coupez!" trailer, from director Michel Hazanavicus ("The Artist"). I'm not sure understanding French is required.

L Everett Scott

This has a tough act to follow. The reason One Cut of the Dead worked so well for me is that I stayed away from discussions about it prior to watching the film. I was caught off guard by the turn that it takes and then really impressed and amused by how it loops back. If Coupez! follows the same beats then it'll have to do something different to entertain fans like me who know what happens in the original.

Brian T

Totally agree on this. One major advantage, I think, that the original had was a largely unknown cast and director, even in Japan, so prior to the 'buzz' being generated – largely by word-of-mouth and not savvy marketing, for once – virtually everyone went in cold. I loved that. That movie literally launched a number of its players into steady careers (the director among them, after a few years of shorts and features hardly anyone saw), and the lack of familiar faces or Big Names® gave it an air of unpredictability and allowed audiences to focus fully on character and story. The French poster for COUPEZ! has director Michel Hazanavicius' name as the second most prominent text in the design. Bejo and Duris are both notable names in French cinema, and Matilda Lutz became something of a known cross-cultural genre entity with REVENGE in 2017. The remaining cast members seem to have reasonably established careers as well, even if in smaller roles or bit parts, so there's bound to be some "baggage" and/or expectations brought along with nearly everyone (admittedly, that might not affect viewers outside of France). And obviously Hazanavicius has a decent track record (most notably with THE ARTIST, but his earlier OSS 117 films also gained a little traction globally), plus he's married to Bejo, who's in nearly all of his films.The whole "live stunt" nature of the movie-within-the-movie in ONE CUT seemed like something that could actually happen in the gonzo, novelty-hungry world of Japanese V-cinema, whereas I'm not sure that French indie cinema has an equivalent. The casting of 'names' like Bejo, Lutz and Duris, however, might suggest the concept has been tweaked to reflect and comment more cynically on French indie filmmaking, which could be interesting rather than a straight-up remake. I'll certainly watch this, but nothing will replace seeing the original with absolutely zero expectations outside of it being a "zombie" movie and getting hit with one pleasant surprise after another. Hopefully this can pull that off for folks who've never seen the original, but part of me wishes they'd just leave stuff like this alone.

rbrown498

I find it odd that the French-speaking Anglo stars have Japanese names. Maybe that's part of the "comedy"?

I'm not getting a very good vibe about this. I hope that I'm wrong. But then again, needless remakes always give me bad vibes.

dex14

Kino Lorber is putting this out next month. It's been playing at festivals...just recently at Tribeca. Reviews: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/final_cut_2022

dex14

TomOpus

Should be good. France can put out good horror movies, even if it's a remake. They don't skimp on the gore.