An American remake of Kim Jee-woon's film «I Saw the Devil»With Adam Wingard as director.
The director of tapes such as «A Horrible Way to Die»Or«You are the next one»(« You're the Next ») and that this year premieres«The Guest»Will feature Simon Barrett, his regular screenwriter, for this new film.
So much Adam Wingard as simon barrett they have already got to work with this project that will produce Snoot entertainment. The first has begun casting, while the second is already working on the adaptation of the Asian film.
Awarded in countless competitions such as the Brussels Fantastic Film Festival, fantasporto or Asian Film Awards, "I Saw the Devil" was a success in 2010. It remains to be seen if its American remake is up to par or falls far short as is often the case with North American versions of Asian films, see the example of "Oldboy" .
The original South Korean film Kim jee-woon told the story of a detective who seeks revenge after the death of his wife at the hands of a ruthless serial killer.
"I Saw the Devil" starred Lee Byung-hun, and the ubiquitous in South Korean cinema Choi Min-sik. Surely soon we will meet the protagonists of this new version that for the moment has created a lot of expectation.