variety.com - 11/19/2008
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Bond to direct, Poirier to write film Universal Pictures and Gore Verbinski will remake the 2006 Bong Joon-ho-directed Korean thriller "The Host," with commercials director Fredrik Bond making his feature helming debut and Mark Poirier ("Smart People") to pen the script. Story follows a town ...
thegalaxyexpress.net - 11/14/2008
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Stephenie Meyer ’s THE HOST is the story
of Wanderer–a member of an alien species, known as...
“souls,” who are fast taking over the Earth. The aliens are implanted inside human hosts, thereby taking over the body and displacing the human who had lived ...
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Stephenie Meyer’s THE HOST – Is It Science Fiction Romance?
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... Class (we really hope they change that title) and there is the possibility he may direct as well. It all sounds a bot like X-Men spin off title Generation X to us. Starring roles for Artie and Leech, please. Verbinski Will Be Your Host Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski is set to produce the US version of a 2006 Korean film about a town terrorised by a giant mutant squid-like creature hatched by toxins that flow into a nearby river from a military base. According to Variety , The Host will be directed by first-timer Fredrik Bond, who has directed ad campaigns ...
Universal Remaking ‘The Host’
Screenhead » Sci-Fi —
From Variety comes word that Universal Pictures is set to remake South Korean sci-fi thriller The Host.
The original film followed a giant squidlike creature that terrorizes a city. It is when the creature grabs a little girl that her dysfunctional family must come together to rescue her.
Fredrik Bond, known for his commercials, will make his feature film debut on the project. Mark Poirier is adapting the script; Gore Verbinski, Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Paul Brooks will produce.
Tags: Directors, gore verbinski, remakes, Sci-Fi, the host, universal pictures, ...
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SCI FI Wire 11/19/2008
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