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Two Detectives Battle to Solve a Murder In ‘The Beast’
Gaumont and Contents Panda, the international business subsidiary of Next Entertainment World (Train to Busan) are joining forces on The Beast, a Korean remake of Olivier Marchal’s 36, the stylish French thriller starring Gérard Depardieu and Daniel Auteuil (pictured above), reports Variety.
The remake will depict the confrontation between two strong-willed rival detectives with different methods who are trying to solve the murder of a missing girl after discovering her cold, limbless body in the tidelands of Incheon.
Lee Sung-min, You Chea-myung and Jeon Hye-jin are starring in The Beast. Lee Jeong-ho is set to direct the movie which will start shooting this month.
Contents Panda handles sales to Asian territories and Gaumont represents the movie for the rest of the world.
Movies
New Line’s ‘Companion’ from ‘Barbarian’ Team Has Been Rated “R” for “Strong Violence” & “Sexual Content”
From New Line Cinema and producer Zach Cregger (Director: Barbarian) comes the upcoming sci-fi/horror movie Companion, which has officially received its “R” rating this week.
Companion has been rated “R” by the MPA for…
“Strong violence, sexual content, and language throughout.”
The film’s cast includes Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets,” The Boogeyman) alongside Rupert Friend (Separation), Harvey Guillén (“What We Do in the Shadows”), Lukas Gage (“You”), Megan Suri (It Lives Inside), and Jack Quaid (Scream, “The Boys”).
Described as a sci-fi/horror movie, Companion will mark the directorial debut of Drew Hancock, who also wrote the script. At this time, plot details are under wraps.
In other words, we have no idea what to expect from this one. Stay tuned for more.
BoulderLight’s Raphael Margules and J.D. Lifshitz will also produce along with Vertigo’s Roy Lee. BoulderLight’s Tracy Rosenblum and Vertigo’s Andrew Childs will exec produce.