Last Train to New York (Train to Busan remake)

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

The Train To Busan is set to make a fairly hefty detour, as Deadline reports that the long-in-the-works American remake of Yeon Sang-Ho’s 2015 hit has apparently picked up a new title: Last Train To New York.

Which suggests that director Timo Tjahjanto—half of horror duo The Mo Brothers, and known for his work on the V/H/S franchise of anthology films—isn’t just doing an American remake of the South Korean blockbuster, but an American remake of the well-regarded zombie film, which threads critiques of class and economic disparity throughout its tale of passengers attempting to stay alive amidst a zombie apocalypse aboard a locomotive headed toward, well, wherever.

The film’s remake has been in the works since 2016, i.e., about a minute after the world noticed that Yeon had managed to pick up almost 100 million at the international box office off of a meager $8.5 million budget. (Zombie movies: Making a lot with a little since 1968.) News of the American-language remake has been met with a fairly hefty amount of skepticism from fans of the original, at least partially on account of the fact that you can, y’know, just go watch Train To Busan right now.

word is Jaden Smith has already been cast as a secondary character

 

[BlackMajik]

Absolute garbage

Another shytty remake of a great foreign flick. Reminds me of that lazy, soulless remake of REC.

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Absolute garbage

Another shytty remake of a great foreign flick. Reminds me of that lazy, soulless remake of REC.

Let's wait until the trailer drops. It won't top the original of course but I won't lose hope for it this early.

 

[Beer Drinker]

I'm going on record right now to say this will be garbage juice.

 

[FaTaL]

word is Jaden Smith has already been cast as a secondary character

Jaden kyrie

Two thumbs down

 

[Ironman]

Right now it's a pass

 

[lepard]

I'm going to hate this, but I'll check out the trailer.

They can't possible remake it without ruining it.