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 Following
on from the online broadcast of Beyond the Rave there has been much
speculation regarding Hammer's return to active theatrical film production.
Whilst several titles are currently understood to be in development, the latest
project has been named both in the trade publication
Variety and on Hammer's own official
website.
Hammer (and
their production partners Spitfire) have acquired the English-language remake
rights to the Swedish film about a 12 year old vampire, Lat den ratte komme
in. The original film was directed by Thomas Alfredson, and won the
prestigious feature prize at the Tribeca Film Festival at the end of April. A
heated bidding-war for the rights which included Warner Bros, Parmount and
Overture, was eventually won by Hammer/Spitfire.
According
to information published at the time, Spitfire Films were to produce the remake
under the title Let the Right One In.
Producers
are Simon Oakes, Guy East and Nigel Sinclair. Executive producers are Alex
Brunner, Tobin Armbrust, John Ptak, Philip Elway and Fredrik Malmberg.
The
original story was based on the 2004 novel by Sweedish writer John Ajvide
Lindqvist is contemporary set and deals with themes like prostitution and
paedophilia alongside bullying, drugs and the traditional supernatural fare one
associates with vampire tales.
It was
published in an English translation in 2007 under the title Let the Right One
In in the UK, and Let Me In in the USA.
Buy the
English-translation novel Let the Right One In in the UK
here.
Buy the English-translation novel Let Me In in the USA
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