One of the big draws for horror fans when The Others was released in theaters back in 2001 was that it was rumored to carry the trailer debut of Halloween: Resurrection. With or without Michael Myers, the film starring Nicole Kidman managed a whopping $200 million worldwide on a reported $17m budget. Its success came on the heels of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense.
Nearing its 20th anniversary, LA-based Sentient Entertainment has won the remake rights to Alejandro Amenabar’s timely self-isolation tale about a war widow who hides her children away in an isolated mansion due to a rare disease characterized by photosensitivity, reports Deadline. As the site notes, the arrival of three mysterious servants unlocks the house’s terrifying secrets.
The plan is to reinvent and modernize the story and is said to already be attracting significant interest from A-list talent and studio backers.
“It is almost eerie and uncanny how timely the themes are today: self-isolation, paranoia and fear, and of course the intense desire to protect our children and ourselves from harm,” said Sentient’s manager and producer Renee Tab. “We look forward to unraveling the layers behind lead character Grace, whose pain and demons draw viewers into a truly compassionate journey.”
Here’s the original film’s trailer: