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Let the Right One In Remake Male Lead Possibility

15 July 2009 1:02 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

The first bit of potential casting news has materialized for the remake of the Swedish vampire tween love story Let the Right One In. Matt Reeves of Cloverfield fame came under critical fire when taking on the writing and directorial duties for the remake, renamed Let Me In to perhaps appease the simplicity of American minds. He fired back by professing his love for the source material and demonstrating an unwillingness to alter the story and appease the Twilight and New Moon teen demographic. This first candidate for the male lead seems to follow Matt's pledge. In an interview with The Herald-Sun, actor Kodi Smit-McPhee revealed he is up for the role of the male lead in Let Me In. Things are "looking good" at this time but no deal as been inked as of yet. Take a look at young Mr. Smit-McPhee alongside his predecessor Kåre Hedebrantand below and

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Let Me In Concept Posters Released

14 July 2009 9:19 PM, PDT | From Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news

/Film released three concept posters which may be used to internationally advertise the upcoming Let Me In directed by Matt Reeves. All three are included below for your viewing pleasures. If the name sounds at all familiar, it should; this is the Us remake of the already classic Let the Right One In, reviewed here!

The mood and tempo of Matt Reeves' first feature film, Cloverfield, is completely at odds with the restrained and dreamy experience brilliantly established by Let the Right One In. That said, there are some glimmers of hope; /Film also posted word that the remake, which is more of a re-adaptation based upon the book rather than a true redux of the film, is staying reasonably true to the story with 12-year-old characters set in Colorado of the 1980's. At least the rumor that they were "aging" the characters is dashed!

The film is currently

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Cool Posters for ‘Let Me In’ & ‘The Book of Eli’

14 July 2009 9:04 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Today we’ve got a little collection of the latest posters for you for Let Me In (the remake of Let The Right One In) and The Book of Eli to go alongside the new G.I. Joe posters that we also put up today.

None of these posters are official one-sheets for either of the films in question so to speak as some are special artwork exclusive to Comic-Con and others are concept work for early marketing of one of the films. Check them out after the jump.

 

/Film got a hold of some concept posters for the upcoming remake of Let the Right One in which were apparently used to help market the film internationally. They look pretty cool for what they represent but I’m not sure the movie itself will be so well received compared to the first one (especially since it’s an instant remake

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Let Me In posters

14 July 2009 3:40 AM, PDT | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

The Hollywood remake of Let The Right One In directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) hasn't even begun casting yet, let alone filming, but there are already some early posters for the film online. These aren't anything that will ever be hanging in your local theater lobby but used by the production company to generate some interest in the film with distribution companies. There are three such posters online at Slashfilm and I've included an example below. They're actually not bad looking but...

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The Road’s Kodi Smit-McPhee In Talks For Let The Right One In

13 July 2009 10:23 AM, PDT | From SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news

Kodi Smit-McPhee, who plays the kid in Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road” starring Viggo Mortenson, is in talks or is rumoured to be playing another kid in the remake of “Let the Right One In” a Swedish vampire tale that is extra plenty good. We’re not sure if Kodi Smit-McPhee will even be good in “The Road”. Let’s just take it on faith. “Let the Right One In” is about a kid that meets the and befriends a vampire “girl” that moves in next door with her keeper. If you haven’t seen it, go out and rent it. Find a version with good subtitles. It is without a doubt one of the best vampire movies ever made. The remake Right One will be directed by Matt Reeves, he of Cloverfield fame. Because Cloverfield was a groundbreaking film in my opinion I have high hopes for the new version of Right.

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'The Road' Co-Star In the Running for 'Let Me In'

12 July 2009 10:38 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

We haven't seen Kodi Smit-McPhee in the adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road just yet, but the young actor may have just landed another coveted role. According to Screenrant, Smit-McPhee is the odds-on choice to play the male lead in the English language remake of Let the Right One In.

We had the Swedish film in our top five last year, and it instantly jumped to the front of the line for current movies Americans would never see because them's words on the screen but might watch if it came from Hollywood instead.

Cloverfield director Matt Reeves is writing and directing the new version, called Let Me In, which is a more literal translation of the original book title, or so I hear.

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Kodi Smit-McPhee Might Be Oskar in the 'Let Me In' Remake

12 July 2009 8:46 PM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

In our most recent update on the Let the Right One In remake from Cloverfield director Matt Reeves, which is to be retitled just Let Me In, I ended by saying, "we'll definitely let you know once Reeves finds his Oskar and Eli." Early word coming from Moviehole is that Reeves has found his Oskar - 12-year-old Australian actor Kodi Smit-McPhee. He is set to break out in the indie thriller The Road and is currently shooting an Aussie comedy titled Love and Mortar. The news comes from an interview in The Herald Sun (which isn't online yet) in which he says that he's up for the role, but the deal isn't done yet, although "it's looking good." The first time I ever heard about Kodi Smit-McPhee was when I first wrote about The Road a year ago, as his performance was apparently so good that it caused people on-set

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Early Casting News for Let the Right One In Remake

12 July 2009 3:30 PM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

We already heard that "Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves will be remaking the Swedish horror film "Let the Right One In," which is about a lonely 12-year-old boy who realizes that the kind girl who moved in next door is a vampire. He promised that he wouldn't make the character any older than in the original, even though an older cast could appeal more to teens. Apparently, he kept his promise because we now get news that thirteen-year-old actor Kodi Smit Mc-Phee (The Road) is in-talks to star as the male lead. There is currently no news on who will play the girl, but it will all soon be revealed since the remake is scheduled to hit theaters next year. "Let the Right One In" Trailer:

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The Road’s Kodi Smit-McPhee May Let The Right One In

12 July 2009 2:19 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Moviehole reports than in a pull-out section of the Melbourne, Australia paper The Herald-Sun young actor Kodi Smit-McPhee (seen alongside Eric Bana in Romulus, My Father and co-star of The Road) mentioned that he was up for one of the two lead roles in the American remake of Let the Right One In. Moviehole doesn't provide any transcribed quotes, but paraphrases Smit-McPhee saying that his chances are 'looking good'. Cloverfield director Matt Reeves is helming the English-language remake, which will be called Let Me In. The title change was likely inevitable, but "Let Me In"? Ugh. What a pallid, forgettable title. A few other things will distinguish the remake from the film by Tomas Alfredson. Though the character names will be Owen and Abby (rather than Oskar and Eli) the American version will be based not on the Alfredson film, but the original novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also

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‘Let The Right One In’ Remake May Have Its Male Lead

12 July 2009 10:56 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

The English language remake of the Swedish vampire romance film Let The Right One In, is very much on its way. Retitled Let Me In (apparently the original title was deemed to long for the Us version), the film has Matt “Cloverfield” Reeves attached to both write and direct.

 

A couple of the things that made the original Let The Right One In (which wasn’t even released in the U.S. before Hollywood got its claws into it) work so well was the performances of the two lead tweens, Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. The chemistry between the two leads is crucial for the romance to work - so who is in the running to play either of them? Well, there’s still no word on the female (vampire) character, but today we have the possibility for the male lead.

Kodi Smit-McPhee (Romulus, My Father, The Road) revealed in

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Early 'Let the Right One In' Casting News

12 July 2009 12:30 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news

In an interview with "The Herald-Sun", young actor Kodi Smit Mc-Phee (Romulus, My Father, the upcoming The Road) revealed that he's up for a role in Hammer Films and Overture's remake of the Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In, currently titled Let Me In, reports Moviehole.net. Though the deal isn't done yet, the actor says it's looking good. Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) will get behind the camera for the film, inspired by the Swedish horror pic about a bullied 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a vampire child in Blackeberg, a suburb of Stockholm, in the early 1980s.

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Tinker, Tailor Adaptation Finds Right Director

9 July 2009 11:00 PM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

Tomas Alfredson, director of the fantastic Swedish vampire flick Let the Right One In, has signed on to helm John Le Carre's seminal cold war best-selling novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Academy Award-nominated writer Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen) penned the screenplay. In the novel, George Smiley, the old, estranged, overweight, taciturn and sharp-minded protagonist, is recalled from his uneasy retirement when there are signs that one of the top-ranking officers of the British Secret Intelligence Service (referred to throughout as The Circus) is a Soviet mole. It was first published in 1974 and is the first volume of a three-book series informally known as The Karla Trilogy, followed by The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. The material was previous adapted to the small screen in a 1970s British television series starred Alec Guinness as George Smiley. An American remake of Alfredson’s Right One, which centered on an overlooked

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Facebook Movie ‘The Social Network’ Gets Good Early Buzz

8 July 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

When news of a Facebook movie surfaced almost a year ago, many in the film blogging community rolled their eyes. As if it weren't bad enough that Hollywood was churning out nothing but sequels and remakes of 80' movies, now they're giving us a movie based on social networking? What would be next, Twitter: The Movie?

Despite the fact that award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin was penning the script, many questioned the movi's potential. Of course, that was before they knew that David Fincher (Fight Club, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) was on board to direct. Now, all of a sudden, the Facebook movie (which is actually titled The Social Network) is beginning to look a lot more interesting, especially when you know a little more about the story.

Based on the book The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich (who also wrote Bringing Down the House, which

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Exclusive first set report: Zombieland

7 July 2009 8:55 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

Wearing Western gear—cowboy boots, hat and black coat—actor Woody Harrelson strides up on the (fake) night-shrouded porch of a Texas gift shop filled with American Indian tourist kitsch. Using his sawn-off, double-barreled shotgun, he dings the bell above the entrance to “Kimo Sabe’s” and steps to one side. Like one of Pavlov’s dogs, the now-zombified owner lurches toward the front door. All flesh-chewing instinct, the ghoul doesn’t see Harrelson hiding and gets a head shot from the gun, dropping like a sack of rotting enchiladas.

The kill, as physically shot, is bloodless (no squib used, but splatter may be digitally added in postproduction). It’s a far cry from the gore-drenched chaos and killing Fango witnessed 10 days earlier, when the gutters of Atlanta, Georgia literally ran with blood as first-time feature director Ruben Fleischer supervised a scene of mass mayhem, featuring over 25 zombies attacking screaming,

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: July 7, 2009

7 July 2009 2:16 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Knowing I just reviewed the Blu-ray edition of this one and you can read that right here. I still find this a fascinating movie and definitely recommend everyone check it out at least once, but the second time around the two hour runtime does begin to really weigh on you and I didn't end up finding anything new that I hadn't noticed already. I personally hoped for more from a second viewing but came up empty. Not sure this one is a purchase, but do give it a chance if you haven't seen it yet. The Unborn (Unrated) Meh, not a very good movie to begin with (read my theatrical review here) and I highly doubt this supposed "unrated" cut will be any better. If you want to see a low-rent PG-13 horror I would recommend The Uninvited over this one.

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News: Clooney Leaving Warner Brothers / Soderbergh Abandons Moneyball / Details Emerge on American Remake of Let the Right One In / Adams to Star in The Fighter? / Jones to Follow Up Moon with Mute

6 July 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s production company Smokehouse Entertainment have left their longtime friends at Warner Brothers and have signed a two year contract with Sony.  It kind of feels like strange timing after Sony just screwed over longtime collaborator Steven Soderbergh and his baseball docu-drama Moneyball.  It kind of feels like the end of an era with this announcement.  This was one of the great actor studio partnerships of the past 20 years.  It began with the Clooney / Soderbergh company Section Eight.  It included such intelligent adult fare as Good Night and Good Luck, Michael Clayton, Syriana, Far From Heaven, Insomnia, Criminal, and A Scanner Darkly.  They would recoup their losses through The Ocean’s Eleven Trilogy.  Whatever you thought about these films they took risks and tried to inject some originality and intellect into Hollywood.  Their critical successes did outweigh the honorable failures (The Good German, Leatherheads).  Section

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News: “Let Me In”/ Adams in “The Fighter”/Tony Scott Budget/ Smokehouse Entertainment/ Bruno’s Penis/Jamie Campbell-Bower/ Seth Rogen & Barbra Streisand/ Twilight Recap/Academy Award Voters

4 July 2009 7:13 AM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Let The Right One In-The American Version: Cloverfield director Matt Reeves has finally shed some light on the American version of Let The Right One In. In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Reeves said: “The film is now officially titled Let Me In, which is a more accurate English language translation of John Ajvide Lindgvist’s original novel. A second draft of the screenplay is completed. The Americanized story is set in the snow covered mountains of a Ronald Regan-era Colorado. “ Currently, Matt Reeves and casting director are searching for the latest pre-teen actors to play the lead roles: Eli and Oskar, or will they be typical American names? Let The Right One In, was originally a Swedish production directed by Tomas Alfredson. The  Let Me In release date is scheduled for Fall 2010. Amy Adams The Fighter? Academy award nominated actress Amy Adams is in negotiations

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Matt Reeves Talks Let Me In, The American Remake Of Let The Right One In!

2 July 2009 1:48 AM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

The Los Angeles Times recently spoke with Cloverfield director Matt Reeves and got some quotes about his upcoming American remake of the Swedish cult-classic Let The Right One In, simply retitled Let Me In for the U.S. version. "I was just hooked," Reeves said of discovering the original film. "I was so taken with the story and I had a very personal reaction. It reminded me a lot of my childhood, with the metaphor that the hard times of your pre-adolescent, early adolescent moment, that painful experience is a horror."

Reeves is writing and directing Let Me In and has recently completed his second draft of the script adapted directly from the John Ajvide Lindqvist novel. According to the La Times piece, the American version is currently "set in Reagan-era Colorado", and will "maintain the original story's chilly, snow-swept environs."

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Oh No! Remake In-the-Works for "Let the Right One In!"

1 July 2009 3:18 PM, PDT | From Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news

I love "Let the Right One In." It's one of my favorite films of 2008! (Take a look at my Top 10 Best Films of 2008)

So, I felt a mix of contempt and desperation when I heard that the Swedish vampire drama is being remade! By the guy who gave us "Cloverfield!"

All together now...Noooooooo!

But the La Times is reporting, Matt Reeves of the "Cloverfield" fame is working on the remake.

Here's an excerpt from the La Times article:

"I was just hooked," Reeves recalled recently. "I was so taken with the story and I had a very personal reaction. It reminded me a lot of my childhood, with the metaphor that the hard times of your pre-adolescent, early adolescent moment, that painful experience is a horror."

So here's what you need to know:

1) Reeves is writing and directing the remake based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist

2) It's

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'Cloverfield' Director Plugging Away at 'Let the Right One In' Remake

30 June 2009 6:27 PM, PDT | From Fandango | See recent Fandango news

Last year, a little indie, Swedish film called Let the Right One in made a splash on the art house circuit as an artfully crafted vampire story about two adolescents—a bullied boy and a seemingly 12-year-old vampire girl. Cloverfield director Matt Reeves saw it and said "I was just hooked," reports the La Times. He'll be remaking the film under the title Let Me In, and has recently finished a second draft of the script. He's now scouting locations for film's snowy settings. When Let the Right One In stormed the indie market, it created a powerful cult following. Most who've seen it agree it's high on the list of best vampire flicks. (And just so we're on the same page, Twilight would not be near the top of that list.) We know imitation is the...

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