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Progress on ‘Phone’ Remake Dials in Microvision
Last April it was announced that Ahn Byung-ki would be getting behind the camera for the long, long, long-gestured remake of Phone, a pretty solid Korean horror flick that centered on a reporter who changes her cell phone number after publishing a controversial article that results in death threats. But when a friend’s daughter answers the new phone and exhibits increasingly bizarre behavior, the reporter begins to investigate a mysterious string of deaths that have haunted her phone number’s previous owners. While Imprint Entertainment had come onboard, there has been no movement on the project… until now. The Twilight Saga: New Moon production house Imprint Entertainment has pacted with South Korea’s Mirovision to remake the 2002 Korean horror hit that was also created by Ahn Byung-ki. Is someone planning on telling them that the Asian horror remake biz is D-E-A-D? No word on if Ahn is still attached.
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‘Drop’ – Violett Beane Joins the Cast of Christopher Landon’s New Thriller
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”