South Korea's CJ Entertainment Taps Deon Taylor to Direct Horror Remake 'Grave Hill'

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South Korea's CJ Entertainment, the studio behind 'Parasite,' is remaking its Vietnamese horror hit 'The Housemaid' and tapped 'Black and Blue' filmmaker Deon Taylor to direct

, the company’s English-language remake of the hit Vietnamese horror film, written and directed by Derek Nguyen, was released in 2016 and became a Vietnamese box office sensation, striking a nerve with a story touching on racial and social themes through the period romance and horror genres. The remake, titled, will stay true to this concept, but take place in the American South during the Reconstruction Era.

Oscar winner Geoffrey Fletcher wrote the adapted English screenplay in collaboration with Nguyen. The project is expected to go into production in the first quarter of 2021., starring Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy and Meagan Good. His feature, starring Naomie Harris also opened last year. Other recent projects include the upcoming comedy feature, which he produced with Jamie Foxx.

Grave Hill is part of an expanding slate of English-language films for CJ. Following the historic Oscar success of Parasite, CJ is now working on a Parasite television series with HBO, and producing an English-language remake of, which is one of two current collaborations with Kevin Hart and Universal Pictures on English-language remakes of Korean hits.

 

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