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Nuttkase

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Jun 5, 2002
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#82
The Northlander: So what if someone told you they wanted to remake MARTYRS in Hollywood?

Pascal Laugier: It's planned.

The Northlander: It's planned?

Pascal Laugier: Yeah it's a scoop. You're the first one I [tell]. Yeah right now we are negotiating the rights to eventually remake MARTYRS in America.

The Northlander: Is there anyone attached?

Pascal Laugier: Huh? Nonono, [it's] too soon. I think they are looking for a writer right now. And of course a film can go through years of development hell and never be done you know, like a lot of projects. But I find that for me, it's an honor. I mean, it's so prestigious to have your film [remade]. I was... I had no money at the time, I [had a] very small room in Paris, writing MARTYRS you know, at night alone - now what's happening is great, you know. I don't want you to think that I'm not happy. I am. I think the press is amazing, I've traveled all around the world, I don't want to forget it. Of course it is a very, very low budget film that shouldn't have been made, even by France. You know it's a miracle that such a film exists, you know?
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From the date on the interview I guess it's old news but I just found out and all I can say is booooooooooo! I seriously am getting so fucking sick of American cinema in general that it's not even funny.

I don't really blame Laugier for trying to cash in but seriously what the fuck?

And this thread would go great in the movie forum.
 

Mike Manson

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#83
What's even the point of remaking it. People interested in this kind of genre are imo very open to foreign movies and people who wouldn't normally watch a foreign movie are mostly also not interested in this kind if movie. Right!?

Eventually, they would dumb it down to make it more appealing to the MTV popcorn audience...