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Battle Royale Remake Stalled at the Gate

Source:  IGN
According to IGN, Battle Royale producer Roy Lee has had to put a leash on his Americanized remake of the gory Japanese thriller. In an interview, he claimed that the recent Virginia Tech massacre has had a heavy impact on the future of the film.

New Line Cinema had been pursuing rights to the property, which focuses on a ninth grade class imprisoned on an island and forced to kill one another. Last month's killings have stalled the progress on that front. Lee still wants to make the movie, but agrees that his script will need to make some compromises in light of the tragedy. He stated that "We might be a little more sensitive to some of the issues." Had the movie come out before the shootings, Lee seems to think that his project, "...Would have been slaughtered by the press."

Lee then went on to confirm that the Oldboy remake, which supposedly influenced Seung-Hui Cho, had also been put on the back burner. But that happened long before the school shootings occurred.


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June 11th, 2007 12:40pm
You know, there's a reason why Japanese cinema is becoming more and more popular and even remade in several cases-the intensity of the storylines. Life is full of harsh realities and tragedies, which in turn make us appreciate how precious life is and instill in us a fervor to protect and support those we love. Films like Battle Royale remind us of that, and they are certainly more realistic than most of the so-called "reality" television that is being spoon-fed to the masses. Granted, if Battle Royale was remade as a comedy making fun of everyone who dies and in the most indignant ways possible, yes, it would be most insensitive. But from what we've been shown, it is more likely to be a serious portrait of cultural and societal possibilities that would require us to reflect on the current state of things. If anything, it would be a tribute to those tragedies, encouraging study and debate so that future events will not occur. To ignore or lessen the intensity and ramifications of these events would be an even greater tragedy with even more severe consequences than simply hurting someone's feelings.
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May 1st, 2007 5:10pm
It's a shame a shame really , Batle royal is one of my favorite film and i would never do what that fuck-head did and that movie has nothing to do with that kind of killings, it's a fiction movie. After seeing Batle royal for the first time i always thought that every country should make a Batle royal film
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