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Full Trailer for Japanese Remake of ‘Cube’ Triggers Several Traps [Video]
Before directing films such as Splice and In the Tall Grass, as well as several episodes of NBC’s “Hannibal,” Vincenzo Natali launched a franchise with the sci-fi/horror movie Cube, which was released in 1997 and spawned a sequel as well as a prequel. Remake talks have come and gone over the years, and recently we’ve learned that one was just made over in Japan.
Furthermore, Natali is an executive producer of the Japanese version of Cube.
Like the original, Shimizu’s Cube will trap several characters in an endless maze containing deadly traps. The plot synopsis from the remake’s official website reads, “A mysterious cube. 6 men and women are suddenly trapped in Cube. It’s unclear where this is, why they are trapped, whether there is an exit, whether they can survive, or what the room even is.”
A new trailer and official poster art were sent over by Fabien M., and while the new footage is incredibly suspenseful, there is no promise of any of the bloodshed seen in the original film, but we will see heat-sensitive lasers, wire slicers, and flame jets!
Directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu, Cube is set for release in Japan on October 22.
Before updating the video nasty Faces of Death, director Daniel Goldhaber and writer Isa Mazzei explored the dangers of online life in tech-thriller Cam, their feature debut that was acquired by Netflix in 2018 after making waves on the festival circuit.
At the end of last year, the Netflix exclusive quietly departed from the streaming platform, left without another streaming home.
It’s not an isolated story; Mike Flanagan’s Hush also left streaming entirely for a period until it was finally picked up on both physical media and other streaming services.
While the tech-thriller currently isn’t available to watch on Netflix, Tubi, Hulu, or any other platforms, that’s not a problem for Cam thanks to a very cool move by Goldhaber: the director has made his breakout film accessible to watch online for free via his website.
As his site notes: “CAM is unfortunately not currently available to view on any platforms, so you can watch it here if you like :).“
No subscriptions or fees necessary, just hit play.
Cam follows Alice (Madeline Brewer), who works as an online cam girl obsessed with her ranking on the cam site. The higher her ranking goes, the more it draws unwanted attention, and Alice soon finds herself replaced on her own show with a doppelganger.
Written by Mazzei, a former camgirl, it uses the horror thriller premise to examine the life of a sex worker; Alice’s career ambition is directly at odds with the shame it brings to her family, and how she tries to spare them from it by keeping them in the dark. It only compounds her danger when the doppelganger enters the equation in Goldhaber’s engaging thriller.
For a deep dive into the treacherous world of Cam, listen to Horror Queers’ episode on it now.
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