Deadline is reporting that Sentient Entertainment is development on a modern-version of The Others after strking what reports say is a very lucrative deal with FilmSharks subsidiary, The Remake Company, and Video Mercury.
This new version will reinvent and modernize the story, and Deadline is reporting that the project is already attracting significant interest from A-list talent and studio backers. Next year will mark the 20th anniversary and a story of self-isolation will strike a chord with many viewers, something the producers and directors will surely use in the film’s development.
The Others is an isolation tale about a war widow who hides her children away in an isolated mansion due to a rare disease characterized by photosensitivity. The original film, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, saw its release in 2001 and starred Nicole Kidman in a well-received horror turn. The Others went on to bring in more than $200 million globally in 2001. Kidman saw Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for her role as a widow seemingly dealing with ghosts, and writer-director Amenabar won Goyas for Best Director and Screenplay.
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