‘Train to Busan’ English-Language Remake Rights Go to Gaumont

7 December 2016 12:00 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »

Hit Korean zombie film “Train to Busan” will be remade in English by French studio Gaumont.

The deal was unveiled Wednesday jointly by Gaumont and the film’s Korean distributor-financier Next Entertainment World. The film premiered in the midnight screening section of the Cannes festival in May and attracted immediate sales and remake interest. Fox and Sony were among the Hollywood studios known to have pursued a deal. Bidders also included Studiocanal and EuropaCorp, two French companies that regularly produce English-language genre fare.

“We are more than happy to start our business with Gaumont, one of the greatest film companies with rich experience in terms of global projects. We hope this opportunity could let Korean films get more attention and be familiar with the audience all over the world,” said Kim Woo-taek, CEO of New.

In Korea, the film was seen as an allegory for the turbulent political situation currently gripping the coountry, »

- Sonia Kil

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