Dario Argento’s eternally classic blood soaked Italian ballet turns forty this year, but a new interpretation of the material is on the way. That’s right, an English speaking remake of Suspiria is coming, scheduled to be released sometime in 2017, with director Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, Call Me By Your Name) is at the helm.
In the original film, newcomer Suzy Bannion joins an elite ballet academy, hoping to hone her talents and advance her career as a dancer. However, when girls start to go missing, and Suzy becomes strangely afflicted, she begins to suspect a sinister spirit is lurking within the academy’s walls, and makes it her mission to seek out the evil that has been toying with the ballerinas since day one, and put an end to it, once and for all.
Not much is known about the remake at this time, other than the cast, which includes Dakota Johnson as Susie Bannon, Chloe Grace Moretz as Patricia, Tilda Swinton as Madame Blanc, Mia Goth as Sara, and Jessica Harper from the original film making her cameo as Anke.
Bloody Disgusting was fortunate enough to catch up with Mia Goth recently, where she revealed a brief yet telling description of the elusive upcoming remake. Here’s what she had to say:
Bloody Disgusting: In regards to the upcoming ‘Suspiria’ remake, is there anything you can tell us about Luca’s approach to witches and witchcraft as opposed to Dario Argento’s?
Mia Goth: “Well what I can say about that is I think people are going to be really pleasantly surprised to realize that it’s really not a remake at all. I think people are going to be really shocked. It’s a nod of the hat to Dario Argento and his version of ‘Suspiria’, but we really do take it to a completely different place”.
Bloody Disgusting: How so?
Mia Goth: “Well, if I say that then I think I’m going to be giving a lot away, but like Luca’s got a real eye for aesthetic, like he’s a really tasty person, like he really knows what he wants and I think it’s going to be visually stunning”.
There you have it folks. According to Goth, the upcoming remake won’t really be a remake at all, but more of a re-telling, and if the rising star is correct, then the updated version of the horror masterpiece we all love is in good hands.
What do you think? Are you excited for the upcoming Suspiria remake? Do Mia Goth’s comments make you apprehensive, or enthralled? Let us know in the comments below!