Chloe Moretz Dances Her Way to Suspiria Remake
Steve Barton
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Even though Dario Argento doesn’t see the point of a Suspiria remake, that’s not stopping the Hollywood film machine from moving forward with it; and today we have some new casting news. Variety is reporting that Chloe Moretz is set to star opposite Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, and Mia Goth in Frenesy Film Company and Mythology Entertainment’s new retelling of the classic horror film.
A Bigger Splash helmer Luca Guadagnino (interview) is directing. Amazon Studios, which acquired the worldwide distribution rights and is financing the production, had no comment.
The film is a passion project of Guadagnino, who has wanted to do a new re-imagining for some time and has been at the forefront of getting this remake off the ground. David Kajganich is penning the script based on the original film, which was written by Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi.
Based on the 1977 film from Italian horror master Argento, the movie follows a young ballet dancer who travels to a prestigious dance academy in Europe, only to discover it is a front for something far more sinister and supernatural amidst a series of increasingly grisly murders. Suspiria is a Latin word for “sighs.”
The film will be produced by Frenesy Film Company, Mythology Entertainment, First Sun Films, and Memo Films. The producers on the project are Guadagnino, Brad Fischer, Kajganich, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Marco Morabito, Gabriele Moratti, William Sherak, and Silvia Venturini Fendi. Mythology’s James Vanderbilt, Paul Deason, and Carlo Antonelli are exec producing.
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