‘Inside’ Remake to Open Sitges Film Festival
The announcement of a remake for French thriller À l’intérieur, or Inside, back in October brought understandable hesitation. Could a remake ever reach the nail-biting brutality of its original? Those attending the 49th Sitges Film Festival will find out first hand as Inside is set to open the fest which takes place from October 7th through the 16th. Considering the remake was produced in Catalan, it’s no surprise that the festival would make a local selection as an opener.
Inside is directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas and penned by Jaume Balagueró ([REC]) with long time collaborator Manu Díez. The film stars Rachel Nichols and Laura Harring. While it will be hard to top Beatrice Dalle’s chilling performance as “Le Femme,” Laura Harring does seem like an excellent casting choice.
With the original film so highly regarded, it’ll be very interesting to see how the remake is received at Sitges. There’s no news on the remake coming stateside, yet, but we’ll keep you updated.