There are serious talks about Ron Howard remaking the recent French film Cache. The folks over at comingsoon.net give us this on the story:
Ron Howard may make an American version of Cache for Universal Pictures, reports Variety. Brian Grazer will produce the remake for Imagine, which acquired the rights from Plum Pictures, with Howard eyeing to direct. Plum’s Celine Rattray will executive produce, along with Randy Simon, and Plum’s Galt Niederhoffer and Daniela Taplin Lundberg will co-produce.
Here’s the thing, from what I hear the original movie had a lot of flaws. Perhaps Howard could do a better job, and Grazer being attached to producer certainly ups the appeal but I’m still surprised that he is considering it. Howard is getting a lot of respect as a serious director these days.
To remake something that was only out a few years seems a little…desperate. But maybe he has a really good idea of how to do it better. Or, more likely, Universal is going to pay him a heap of cash and then he can do a film that he’s into.
Either way, I am on the fence about seeing the remake. The first one didn’t catch my interest, so I’m not sure how I’ll feel about this second one
this is definitely a wait and see kind of film. As it seems to be for Howard himself.
