Straight from the “I’m not exactly sure how to feel about this” department comes word that Ryuhei Kitamura recently made an announcement at Fantasia that he will be remaking his brainless-but-fun zombie action flick Versus in the US. So far there’s not much word on the potential production other than he’s finalizing the script and is quoted as saying, “The US Versus will be insane!”

The original Versus came out in 2000 and quickly became a cult hit with western fans of Asian extreme cinema. This overseas success was not lost on Kitamura, and if you’ve listened to his DVD commentary for the film you’d notice how fascinated he was by the reaction of US audiences to his work compared to Japanese audiences. Well, times have changed—we have short memories around here—and it will be interesting to see how this one develops over time. I’m sure the viability of the project will at least partially hinge on the success of his Hollywood debut, Midnight Meat Train (trailers at Twitch). Certainly something to keep tabs on in the future though, and we will.

via Quiet Earth

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