As we mentioned a few weeks ago, it looks like a North American remake of the AMAZING Asian film “Battle Royale” is coming. Honestly folks, if you haven’t seen this flick you really HAVE TO run out and find yourself a copy. Check Ebay or something.
One of the HUGE concerns I had about a North American remake was the fear that they make it a PG13 rated film. You have to understand… Battle Royale is deliciously violent. I mean REALLY violent with 9th grade kids killing each other in the most creative ways imaginable.
However, it looks like some good news is coming out way. The folks over at Cinematical offer us this:
(The Producer says) It will take place in America (like all his remakes save for The Grudge) and will still be about high school students. Lee said that to tone down the story, he could make it so the students are in jail (or juvie?) at the beginning, but he sees that as pointless. He also assures that the film will be R-rated — with a very hard R — because the original would have received an NC-17 if released in the U.S. Finally he admits to being a huge fan of the original and has no intentions of ruining it with a bad film.
So it’s going to be a “hard R”. Ok, to me that’s good news. What the most important thing is they get the right director. Doesn’t have to be a famous one, or even one I’ve heard of. Just make sure they interview and get a guy with the right vision and the skill to carry it out. This could be so ROUTH!
