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Did The Hunger Games Ruin the Chances of a Battle Royale Remake? |
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Monday, 28 November 2011 12:59 |
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Roy Lee who is popular for producing remakes of popular Asian films like, The Ring, The Grudge, and Spike Lee's Oldboy. He has been linked to a remake of Battle Royale for years, and as New Line was about to give the green light in 2007, the project came to a screeching halt because of the Virginia Tech shootings.
Battle Royale is based on Koushun Takami's 1999 novel, it was adapted into a film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It was also turned into a manga series. The story, children are gassed and awake on an island. The 42 children are given food, water, and a random weapon, and told that must kill their classmates until only one survives. They are told they have a time limit, and they wear collars that prevent them from escaping. If they try to escape the collars will explode.
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