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Paul Schrader Writing English-Language Remake of 'Tomie'
Monday, June 22, 2009


By: MrDisgusting
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Now here's a random story that just came in from one of our regular tipsters. We're told that Paul Schrader - the man behind Taxi Driver and Raging Bull - is penning the current draft of Tomie, the English-language remake of Japanese horror franchise that has spawned seven sequels, comic books and TV shows in it's homeland. Described as a supernatural Fatal Attraction, when a young man brings his fiancée home for the first time, his father is stunned. She's the same girl he loved- and killed - 25 years ago. Now she wants him back. Tomie pits father against son in a deadly battle for her love. The film is no longer being developed by Dimension Films.



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Dead_Scream
3:53am, June 22, 2009

Father and son fight over a living-dead girl? Count me in.


ThunderDragoon
4:37am, June 22, 2009

Count me in too! This sounds cool.


caseynight88
6:49am, June 22, 2009

Sounds cool, but why, WHY does it have to be Paul Schrader?! The man can not do horror, period. He takes horror and turns it into drama.


Drayke
6:51am, June 22, 2009

Most of the Tomie movies were crap. However Takashi Shimizu helmed one that was pretty decent and the mangas are very cool. Plus the concept itself is great. She's a pretty creepy bitch. I'll be interested to see how this develops.


rosemarys_son92
7:21am, June 22, 2009

Count me in as well! I'm curious to see how this develops


NIKUDARUMAKICHIKU
7:49am, June 22, 2009

this japanese movie have 6 sequels tomie tomia replay tomie rebirth tomie revenge tomie forbidden fruit tomie beginning tomie another face


NIKUDARUMAKICHIKU
7:54am, June 22, 2009

really have 7 sequels -tomie vs tomie (2007)is the seven one


Cathedral opf Demoni
8:36am, June 22, 2009

Remaking a Japanese movie. What a great idea. I wonder why no one thought of this before.


horrorchick81
9:55am, June 22, 2009

this sounds good, even if it is a remake.


CinemaSuicide
10:37am, June 22, 2009

I'm actually not down on this remake like I am others. Tomie is pretty good in its original form but the addition of Paul Schrader in the writing department picques my interest like crazy.


turtlenipple
5:18pm, June 22, 2009

Yeah, I'm definitely interested in this, though I'm not a huge fan of the source material. I think Schrader could bring something new to this.


CJ_01976
5:26pm, June 22, 2009

I saw the first "Tomie" film, and it was one of the weirdest movies I have ever seen.


Montgomery
6:36pm, June 22, 2009

Dominion was terrible but it was miles out of Schrader's ballpark. If he's let off the leash here he could get serious mileage from this source material. Interested.


Kamui_X
5:13am, June 23, 2009

How could the franchise spawn the comics (manga), when it's the manga that spawned the franchise?? Research is your friend...


GoreGore_Dancer
11:34pm, June 23, 2009

I can't believe i haven't seen this yet!


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