Korean horror ‘Hide And Seek’ set for English Language remake

Joel David Moore (Norm Spellman in Avatar) is set to direct the remake of 2013 ‘Hide And Seek‘ which will be an English version. For those who don’t know, Hide And Seek is a South Korean film written & directed by Jung Huh. The film grossed an impressive $35m in Korea on Next Entertainment World with Joel’s adaptation being with CJ Entertainment according to Deadline

Here’s the storyline of the 2013 hit provided by IMDB:

Seong-soo, a successful businessman who lives with the perfect family in a luxury apartment, has secrets and mysophobia about his one and only brother. One day, he goes to see his brother after a phone call about him missing and sees weird symbols all over the house and he meets Joo-hee who knows his brother. “Please tell him to stop looking at my daughter. Joo-hee lives alone with her daughter but lives in fear of someone watching them. Seong-soo looks around carefully at the old apartment and realizes the symbols mean gender and numbers of people.Seong-soo returns to his from his brother’s and notices a familiar symbol written next to the bell of his house too

In a recent interview, Joel had this to say:

“Hide and Seek is a sharp, sophisticated thriller that created a lasting imprint on me. “I wanted to explore what could happen if we retold this story to an American audience, using the tools from the original story. We found a rich and complex world, relevant to our current race, class and power struggles we’re seeing here in America. I’m excited to partner with CJ Entertainment, perfect partners on this journey.”

More info soon…