“Tape,” the Hong Kong remake of Richard Linklater’s iconic 2001 psychological thriller of the identical identify, is ready to hit the U.S. Movie Market and be launched in its residence area. Protecting these steps in thoughts, the makers are launching the ‘Tape’ trailer.
The Tapes explores the aftermath of a traumatic incident at a highschool commencement celebration, forcing three former associates to confront their pasts in a narrative that delves into themes of energy, manipulation, and the subjective nature of reality. The remake shifts the story from the US to Hong Kong, a area that has but to completely reckon with the #MeToo motion whereas adapting to right this moment’s technology-dependent period.
The brand new movie is directed by banker-turned-filmmaker and director Tong Pichi (“Forensic Psycho,” “Audition”). The sequence stars Kwan Chi-bin (“Deer City,” “White Storm”), Li Shilina (“Information Queen”) and Adam Parker (“A Responsible Conscience”). It was initially written by Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thayer Mann and Ethan Hawke.
The movie has toured main movie festivals, making stops on the Houston Asian American Pacific Islander (HAAPI) Movie Pageant and the Barcelona Asian Movie Pageant, amongst others.
Beijing Xita Digital Know-how Co., Ltd. has obtained the Chinese language copyright of the movie, whereas worldwide gross sales are dealt with by EST N8. Pre-release theatrical screenings will start on November 16 in Hong Kong.
The movie is produced by Don and Lee and co-written by Belber, Don, Lee and Bonnie Rowe. John Sloss (Inexperienced E book), Belber, Jaeson Ma, Kris Eiamsakulrat, Tenten Wei and Andy Wang function govt producers. Keaton Henson (“Supernova”) and Philip Edwin Osborne scored the movie.
“Bringing ‘Tape’ to Hong Kong permits us to discover a cultural dimension not often touched on in Asian cinema. The unique’s themes resonate much more in right this moment’s context, and I am excited to share this reimagined model with audiences around the globe,” An extra try to attach East and West and assist Hong Kong cinema.
Watch the trailer right here.
