David Gordon Green has talked about remaking Suspiria for a long long time, but today the news comes that a studio is pulling the trigger and letting the director loose on Dario Argento’s neon-and-shattered-glass masterpiece.
What made Crime Scene Pictures step up and be the ones to empower this endeavor for a September start date? They dig his screenplay apparently.
“David’s script brilliantly updates the world, presenting a rare opportunity to create an elegant, classic horror film…”
I actually kind of buy that sentiment, as the horror remake genre could use a dash of inspiration from the more moody, tonal masterpieces that have remained singular, rather than feeding into mainstream genres. Unfortunately DGG’s track record is not one that I currently hang a lot of enthusiasm on, but this might be a chance to go back to something smaller for him, which I suspect will be a good move.
I’ll be interested to see how much he wants to infuse his film with the classic style, and how much he wants to expand on it with his own aesthetic exploration. I’m not really behind this project per se, but it’s hard to deny that it could be one of the more interesting remakes in some time.
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I always found it curious that he wanted to remake this. I’m a fan of his and actually don’t particularly….like Suspiria…or most of Argento’s output for that matter, so I’m interested to see what comes of this.
I am a fan of his work also, well, except for that piece of shit, “Your Highness”.
I’m really curious to see how he would direct a horror movie, especially an Argento classic. It takes some balls. I think he’s a smart director and will know how to pull it off, but it all remains to be seen.
Some commentary huh? I got nothing else.
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