by: Chris Eaton source: Deadline
I reviewed Trollhunter about a month back during it’s run at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The film was outstanding. Not only in an act of film making (the film only cost $3 million to work with) but as a film in general. Trollhunter is one of those faux doc films that knows how to use the style as a proper means of story telling. Unlike, say Cloverfield, it doesn’t shy away from showing off it’s beasts, while keeping the main characters front and center.
Magnet Releasing has the American distribution rights to the film, and have been showing it On Demand for the last month, and as of last weekend, in limited theatrical screenings. If you get a chance, check it out, it’s an awesome film. Chris Columbus thinks so, that’s why he’s remaking it. Deadline broke the news earlier this weekend, and had this quote from the man who gave us Home Alone, Mrs Doubtfire, and the first two Harry Potter films.
“Troll Hunter was a visceral, thrilling, cinematic rock and roller coaster ride of a movie. Visually, there are scenes in this film that American audiences have never seen. We want to introduce an international audience to this amazing moviegoing experience,” said Columbus.
Yeah. The film is already “international” It’s Norwegin. Sure it’s low budget, but that’s part of it’s charm. Also, Trollhunter is definitely R rated, with the amount of swearing and bits of gore in it. Can Columbus really bring anything other than a bigger budget to this remake? I guess, but what would be the point? Any bigger budget would mean a PG-13 wash out. In the mean time, go check out the original film,
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