English Remake Found Under the Shadow
Because foreign films are icky, another English language remake is on its way! Deadline is reporting that after their recent team-up on Sundance and SXSW horror thriller Under the Shadow, XYZ Films and London-based Wigwam Films have partnered in a new creative alliance. The plan is to produce two to three pictures a year going forward, developing a robust film and TV slate and providing a platform for existing and emerging talent. As part of the alliance, XYZ has acquired worldwide rights to several Wigwam projects which it will sell worldwide and also executive produce.
On the shared slate is an English-language adaptation of Under The Shadow, set during the Blitz of London, on which the original film’s helmer, Babak Anvari, will serve as an executive producer.
The original film starred Narges Rashidi and Avin Manshadi.
Synopsis:
Tehran, 1988: As the Iran-Iraq War rumbles into its eighth year, a mother and daughter are slowly torn apart by the bombing campaigns on the city coupled with the country’s bloody revolution. As they struggle to stay together amidst these terrors, a mysterious evil stalks through their apartment.
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