Troll Hunter
Three old age ago , film websites across the Internet began to buzz about an unusual film attribute – a low - budget , mockumentary - style horror - comedy from Norway calledTroll Hunter . European genre partizan all but sung the picture ’s praises from the mountaintops , stir up a small but potent mind of hype when it finally give in the United States .
WhileTroll Hunterdidn’t precisely burn out the top off the stateside box office , it did earn generally lovesome reviews and has built up a goodly cult follow ( for the most part via its semi - lasting status streaming on Netflix ) . This lead to theater director Chris Columbus ’s 1492 Productionspurchasing the rightsfor a remake of the film – a remake that has finally found a director in devotee - favourite Neil Marshall ( Centurion ) .
Deadlinereports that Marshall is prepare to get down filming an English - language remaking ofTroll Hunterin early 2014 . Perhaps best get laid for his recent work directing the spectacular “ Blackwater ” instalment ofGame of Thrones , Marshall is presently finishing work onanother episode of the same showfor its 4th time of year . Once he has completed his obligation for the HBO serial publication , Marshall intends to begin filmingTroll Hunterwhile the wintertime season holds – thus confirming that this remaking will retain something of the original ’s chilly place setting .
The NorwegianTroll Hunterfollows three recreational college film maker as they attempt to make a docudrama about a man that they ab initio believe to be a pitiless bear sea poacher . When the trio follow him deep into the Norwegian woods , they strike at first hand that this hoarse lone hand is in fact a government - sanctionedtrolljeger , tax with keeping the Carry Nation ’s troll universe in check . What follows is a really scary , wryly hilarious ride – with amazingly great special effects , to boot .
Marshall ’s involvement withTroll Hunter ’s English adaptation will no doubt summon conflict feeling in writing style lover . The British manager has a wonderful ocular eye and acquire consistently engage work ( even when it ’s gonzo trumpery such asDoomsday).Troll Hunterwill be his return to the repugnance genre – his first since 2005’sThe Descent , easy one of the best horror plastic film of the last tenner .
All this said , a relatively low - budget remaking ofTroll Hunter(this version is being made for $ 25 million , around tantamount to the budget of the original ) feel baffling at best . When foreign motion picture are remade only to get their several holding into English , there ’s always a puff of air of cynicism about the transactions – one that is alas support by every news history of American consultation asking for repayment because a movie has caption . This case feel especially market - ram , given how well the originalTroll Hunterholds up .
Of course , English - language remake need not be empty shadow of their inspiration . In a similarly Nordic example , Let Me Inended up a critically respected and commercially workable film – all despite early concerns that it would be a diminished interlingual rendition ofLet the Right One In . In addition , there are element ofTroll Hunterthat are – despite being accessible to foreign audience – fairly unique to Norse civilization and folklore . Having depict a knack for adapting monster legends inDog soldier , Marshall could mayhap bring a more British aesthesia to the approximation of trolls as particularly rapacious wildlife .
For all our anxiety regarding this remaking , for the present moment we ’ll reserve judgement until we love more about how Marshall will border on the stuff . condition back with Screen Rant for more selective information on whenTroll Hunterwill emerge from those deep , dark woods .
Image from ‘The Descent,’ 2005.
Troll Hunterhas no firm release engagement , but will begin film in early 2014 .
Source : Deadline
Image from ‘The Descent,’ 2005.
