Hollywood Remake Machine Hits ’13 Tzameti’

Paramount Vantage is handling distribution on the English-language remake of  Gà ©la Babluani’s thriller, ’13 Tzameti’.   Babluani will be writing and directing the remake, and production begins in New York on November 17.   The kickass cast to the remake includes Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, 50 Cent, and Sam Rockwell.

The film follows a man who steals a mysterious package that he feels will lead him to immense wealth. Â  What he finds is an underground game where men murder one another to come out as the sole survivor. Â  The film is really suspenseful and atmospheric and would probably benefit from a decent-sized, American remake.

Like Michael Haneke writing and directing an American remake to ‘Funny Games’, I don’t have a problem with a filmmaker wanting to redo his film for a different country’s audience. Â  I, for one, am looking forward to seeing what the American version of ’13 Tzameti’ has to offer.