Earlier this evening we provided you guys with the first two stills from DreamWorks' A Tale of Two Sisters remake (here), now inside you'll find our special set visit preview featuring a little tease from Slice, whom was on set last week in Vancouver, Canada. The DreamWorks version centers on modern-day teenage sisters Anna and Alex Rydell who return home from a mental hospital only to find their recovery unraveling because of a cruel stepmother, clueless father and a lingering ghost.
I, Bloody-Disgusting’s Slice recently got to visit the set of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film A TALE OF TWO SISTERS. The film, directed by Thomas and Charles Guard, is a remake of the 2003 Korean film of the same name written and directed by Ji-woon Kim. The film was shooting at an ocean front home on Bowen Island, outside of Vancouver. It’s way too early to divulge anything major, but there will be plenty of coverage to come and from early impressions, it looks good. While on set, I got to talk to the Guard brothers, producer Walter Parks who brought us THE RING (2002) as well as countless classics such as SNEAKERS and MEN IN BLACK, and stars Elizabeth Banks (Slither), David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck), Arielle Kebbel (The Grudge 2), and Emily Browning (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events).
What can I tell you? The location I visited was a breathtaking house, right on the ocean, and had been refitted in many ways to best accommodate the story. Speaking of the set, the Guard brothers are so attentive to detail that they spent a lot of time making sure the banister for the staircase was just right so that it could fit the classic horror mood work best for some shots they had planned. While the movie is aiming for a PG-13, (before you frown, Parks made THE RING work with this rating) there’s still going to be enough blood to justify putting in new floors in the location house they’re using. Not surprisingly, the rights to A TALE OF TWO SISTERS caused some commotion, said Parks, “Everyone was trying to scramble go get this. I think the movie, the Korean movie’s kind of a work of genius, but I still don’t understand it after repeated viewings.” Glad I’m not the only one. Parks went on to explain that the film will borrow the basic story and title from the original film but the script itself will be much different. So just what kind of horror movie can we expect from the Guard brothers? Charles described he and his brother’s vision as “we're drawn to the scarier material in a kind of psychological sense. So, we're not, and from the outside, no one’s intention has been to go and make this a kind of the, a slasher-style horror. It's always been a kind of a classier end of the spectrum.”
Watch for full coverage in the coming months. A TALE OF TWO SISTERS is looking at a 2008 release from Paramount.
I loved the orginal and i hope they don´t f*ck it up. Elisabeth Banks the stepmother is a miscasting but since i have´nt seen the movie i can´t judge her. I am actually really looking forward the this remake but cause the Orginal was such a masterpiece
Seriously, we're remaking movies from as early as 2003 now? The original move was all about atmosphere and skewed perspective, which almost no American director has ever gotten right. This is going to be one of those long boring films with occasional bumps thrown in. Why bother?
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I, Bloody-Disgusting’s Slice recently got to visit the set of Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film A TALE OF TWO SISTERS. The film, directed by Thomas and Charles Guard, is a remake of the 2003 Korean film of the same name written and directed by Ji-woon Kim. The film was shooting at an ocean front home on Bowen Island, outside of Vancouver. It’s way too early to divulge anything major, but there will be plenty of coverage to come and from early impressions, it looks good. While on set, I got to talk to the Guard brothers, producer Walter Parks who brought us THE RING (2002) as well as countless classics such as SNEAKERS and MEN IN BLACK, and stars Elizabeth Banks (Slither), David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck), Arielle Kebbel (The Grudge 2), and Emily Browning (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events). 
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