Troll Hunter Remake Slain by Game of Thrones
Steve Barton
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A remake of Troll Hunter was said to be in the works for some time now, but apparently it’s now D.O.A. and one of HBO’s most popular shows is partially to blame. Intrigued? Read on!
During an interview with Birth, Movies, Death, director Andre Øvredal shared some interesting news. “[Troll Hunter] is not going anymore. We [Øvredal and the Norwegian producers] got the rights back, and I don’t think they will be pursuing another remake.”
As for why it didn’t go forward, “I don’t know exactly,” he continues. “I was very happy with what I read; I never communicated with anybody about it, but I read online that Neil Marshall was attached to direct it, and I was like, ‘Okay, I can get behind that,’ and then suddenly it didn’t happen. I believe that just after signing up for Troll Hunter, Neil got too busy with ‘Game of Thrones,’ and that’s what stopped it; that seems to be the case, anyway, and then it just kind of died.”
Given how good the original is, I’m personally okay with this. America doesn’t deserve its own version if only because the powers-that-be can’t decide if the title is Trollhunter or Troll Hunter.
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