Dario Argento Doesn’t See the Point of Suspiria Remake
A remake of Suspiria has been on the table for quite a few years now, and Italian filmmaker Luca Guadagnino is the latest director attached to the project. Last we heard, his remake will be set in Berlin in 1977, with Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton starring. What does Dario Argento think of all this?
Speaking with Indiewire, Argento revealed that he hasn’t even been contacted about the remake.
“I’ve been waiting for this project to come about for so many years,” said the Italian maestro. “The copyrights were bought about seven years ago. First, they belonged to 20th Century Fox, then they were handed over to some other companies, and so on. But what’s really absurd — really unbelievable — is that I have never, ever been asked about it. I mean, I never got a call or anything, asking me about casting, locations, whatever. I know nothing about this project except what I read in the papers. I repeat: I have ever, ever been asked about it.”
“I might give some advice on the screenplay, the script, maybe the locations,” Argento continued, when asked how he’d like to contribute. “When I did the film, I did a lot of research with the location scout. I heard that this remake, if it’s ever made, will be shot again in Europe. So I might be able to provide useful advice about that.”
“But, honestly, I do think it would be better if it wasn’t remade.”
Why the opposition?
“Well, the film has a specific mood,” Argento told the site. “Either you do it exactly the same way — in which case, it’s not a remake, it’s a copy, which is pointless — or, you change things and make another movie. In that case, why call it Suspiria?”
Fair enough.
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