Last 12 months, the Danish psychological horror-thriller Speak No Evil was launched and obtained worldwide acclaim. Now, Blumhouse, the enduring horror movie studio, is already making ready to make a remake. James McAvoy is about to star with a theatrical launch scheduled August 9, 2024.
The authentic Danish movie follows a Danish household, who after hitting it off with a Dutch household they meet on trip, are invited to go to their new associates. What begins as an ideal weekend in a distant space of the Netherlands rapidly turns darkish as “as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.” Speak No Evil was an enormous hit with critics and audiences and rapidly grew to become a global hit. It is presently unknown how carefully the remake will observe the unique movie and what modifications will likely be made.
McAvoy is finest recognized for movies like X-Men: First Class, The Last King of Scotland, and Atonement. The BAFTA winner final made his mark within the horror world with It: Chapter 2, which was a vastly profitable movie for the style. He additionally beforehand labored with Blumhouse within the style with the field workplace successes of Split and Glass, which revamped half a billion worldwide mixed. His identify being connected offers lots of confidence to the remake. Later this 12 months, he could be seen starring alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and LaKeith Stanfield in The Book of Clarence.
Who Is Behind This Remake?
This Speak No Evil remake will likely be directed by James Watkins primarily based on his personal script, primarily based on the screenplay by Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup. Most not too long ago, he directed and served as showrunner on the sixties spy thriller collection The Ipcress File. He additionally directed the fan-favorite Black Mirror episode “Shut Up and Dance.” In phrases of movies, Watkins directed the cult thriller Eden Lake and the Daniel Radcliffe horror film The Woman In Black. His writing credit embrace Eden Lake, the horror-thriller Gone, The Descent: Part 2, and the Idris Elba motion film The Take.
Jason Blum will produce Speak No Evil for Blumhouse. Meanwhile, Paul Ritchie, Christian Tafdrup, Jacob Jarek, and Bea Sequeira will function govt producers. Currently, McAvoy is the one member of the solid introduced.
Speak No Evil will launch in theaters on August 9, 2024. Stay tuned to Collider for any future updates. Check out the trailer for the unique Danish movie under: