I SAW THE DEVIL to Get Remake Treatment

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Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett on Board to Direct and Write

KIM Jee-woon’s violent revenge thriller I Saw the Devil has developed quite a reputation internationally since it bowed in 2010 and now a Hollywood remake is underway with director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett on board.

Staring LEE Byung-hun and CHOI Min-shik, the original dealt with the cat and mouse game played by a rogue National Intelligence Service agent who chases after the serial killer who brutally murdered his fiancé. With the killer’s identity revealed early on, the film follows the agent’s cruel quest for vengeance as he opts to harass and torture the killer rather than arrest or murder, revealing himself to capable of equally monstrous acts.

Wingard and Barrett are growing names in the genre filmmaking community, having made You’re Next (2011) and this year’s The Guest, as well as participating the V/H/S and ABCs of Death omnibus series.

The film will be produced by Jessica and Keith Calder of Snoot Entertainment (behind You’re Next and The Guest) and Adi Shankar and Spencer Silna. Reports indicate that the project has been on the cards for some time script work and casting already underway.

The news makes I Saw the Devil the latest in a long list of high profile Korean releases remade in Tinseltown, which includes Spike Lee’s take on Oldboy (2003) that was released last year.

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