February 16, 2005
Hollywood to remake Takashi Miike's One Missed Call
A while ago I watched a Korean movie called Phone, in which a reporter has her mobile phone number changed in order to hide from a gang who she has exposed in a newspaper article. Unfortunately for her the phone number has a past, and the past keeps reaching out to the owners of the number. It's a genuinely creepy movie, and really does get to you, with the most excellent of ending sequences.
So when I heard the storyline to the Takashi Miike movie One missed call I thought they were perhaps following the fashion for Korean remakes, but it appears I was wrong. Instantly I've gone and added this to my DVD rental list (currently standing at 148 movies!), and I've increased the priority on this so I can see it before they remake it.
That's the news from MovieWeb, that the rights to the Miike movie have been snapped up and the Hollywood remake monster is on the move.
According to Variety, Intermedia has paired with Kadakowa USA to produce and finance an English-language remake of the Japanese horror hit One Missed Call.In the picture, a college student fails to answer a cell phone call because she doesn't recognize the caller's ringtone. Later, when she plays the message, the time stamp is three days in the future and she hears her own voice as she's being killed.
Kadakowa Pictures USA is part of the publishing company Kadakowa Shoten which has been involved in the remakes for The Ring and Grudge series, Shall we dance (oh please, let's not) and Dark Water - watch out for this one.
Interestingly the sequel for the original opened only two weeks ago and grossed over $6 million, so should we expect the second to be bought up after the first has completed it's opening weekend?
Posted by Richard Brunton at February 16, 2005 08:19 AM
Comments
Posted by: Lee Boyce at February 16, 2005 11:48 AM
Sorry Lee, spoke too soon. They didn't have it, and I'm on tescodvdrental - usually quite good for Asian DVD's. I've put in a request for it.
Posted by: Richard at February 16, 2005 01:54 PM
where can i find the ringtone from one missed call? the one the killer uses to all her victims? i have been looking for it all day long..please help me :)
Posted by: christer at March 13, 2005 10:43 AM
Feng Shui is aFilipno Horror film and it is really scary- hope it will be remake too for The ring and the Grudge is no match for it evan one missed call-really....
Posted by: Ramz at March 15, 2005 11:08 PM
Feng Shui is a Filipno Horror film and it is really scary- hope it will be remake too for The ring and the Grudge is no match for it even one missed call-really....
Posted by: Ramz at March 15, 2005 11:10 PM
Feng Shui is the best horror film i've seen!
Posted by: Nica at March 16, 2005 12:04 AM
yeah, feng shui is really great!
Posted by: Jeffrey at March 16, 2005 12:07 AM
what is feng shui?
Posted by: harry at March 16, 2005 12:16 AM
I want chito Roño to direct another horror film like feng shui-really.... I hate that one missed call, but its just fine (joke4x)
Posted by: julius kevin at March 16, 2005 12:23 AM
one missed call is so boring! and feng shui? well.... not that good, but its pretty scary than those japanese films.... duh....
Posted by: Rae at March 16, 2005 12:27 AM
iba maging sikat!
Posted by: Luis at March 16, 2005 12:32 AM
How was the acting of Kris Aquino in Feng Shui though? She looked scared enough?
Posted by: Simone at March 16, 2005 04:51 AM
feng shui the best talaga
no match ang the grudge and the ring....
missed call??????what????????
never heard of it.......
hindi kasi sikat e.......
Posted by: john knight at March 16, 2005 07:16 PM
Hey Luis & John Knight, we would appreciate it if you posted in English, not fair for the others who cannot understand Tagalog.
Posted by: Simone at March 16, 2005 07:20 PM
have u seen feng shui simone?
Posted by: Luis at March 16, 2005 08:56 PM
I would recomend feng shui for every movie goers to watch for it-really its great!
Posted by: anna at March 16, 2005 09:07 PM
What is feng shui? - i should watch out for it!
Posted by: claire at March 16, 2005 09:32 PM
hi im from japan. ive seen that feng shui - yeah really great! especially the wicked ending-pretty scary than the ring or any of our horror films-really......
Posted by: Amir at March 16, 2005 09:37 PM
hey feng shui is the best......
Kris Aquino is at my side right now.....
she really appreciated what some people said about her movie
Posted by: JOhn knght at March 16, 2005 09:39 PM
Hey everyone!
You should watch out for my horror film... Feng Shui! It's really great. Really!!!
But I really look scary in the film though... but I'm still beautiful there!
Really!!! Am I CORRECT?!?
Posted by: Kris Aquino at March 16, 2005 09:43 PM
hi im a fanatic of feng shui!
Posted by: gashia at March 16, 2005 09:45 PM
hey simone may i know where you came from?????
do you really like this movie???
well actually I never heard of it.....
maybe its really cool as you said
Posted by: JOhn knght at March 16, 2005 09:46 PM
hey simone may i know where you came from?????
do you really like this movie???
well actually I never heard of it.....
maybe its really cool as you said
Posted by: JOhn knight at March 16, 2005 09:46 PM
Hoy John Knight!
Tuod gid nga tupad mo c Kris?!?
Hindi abi ko mapati!
Tupad ko man abi cya!
Guwapa gid cya ba!!
Tuod! Nami-nami pa gid ang Feng Shui!!
mas nami pa kaysa sa The Ring or The Grudge!!!
As in!!!!
Posted by: Keyd at March 16, 2005 09:50 PM
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
that feng dhui is so scary!
Posted by: hatching at March 16, 2005 09:52 PM
hi im from china and feng shui is great!
Posted by: ting cling tang cring!! at March 16, 2005 10:00 PM
Hey Amir!
Remember me? I'm your High School friend!
Anyway I'm here in the States right now...
I miss all our classmates...
Seen Feng Shui by Kris Aquino? It's really great!!! And One Miss Call??? Never heard of it but I'll watch for it... See ya this Christmas Amir!!
Posted by: Kyoko at March 16, 2005 10:01 PM
hey guys out there
amir and ramz is just the same.......
Posted by: Mira at March 16, 2005 10:04 PM
where can i find the ringtone from one missed call? the one the killer uses to all her victims? Thank You.
Posted by: Maverick at May 22, 2005 02:33 AM
i just love the ringtone damn much..
does anyone know where to get that ringtone..?!
who knows please tell me can..?!
e-mail me where to get..
my e-mail is [email protected]
thanks for your cooperation..
Posted by: marianne at June 6, 2005 08:14 AM
Check out this page http://gallery.mobile9.com/f/10470/ they have the ringtone in both midi and mp3 for free download, if u have wap that is. wooooooow I love the fact that I have it as my ringtone, thou it freaks me alil when its ringing at night ;) the movies is wonderful!!
Posted by: daniel at July 5, 2005 10:09 AM
where i can find the ringtone one missed call coz i don't have wap i just want to download it and sent it via bluetooth k thanx if someone would tell me what are the website i would be grateful :) peace
Posted by: yuna at July 21, 2005 07:49 AM
r u guys from the philipines?i dun understand y u guys are so supportive for feng shui.pardon me i find feng shui is a piece of 'shit',if u guys thinks tht i m a spoiler or flamer,MARK my WORDS hollywood will NEVA remake FENG SHUI as it is not EVEN as scary as a zombie flick like resident evil n it has a lame plot!
Posted by: goodie ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](../../../../nav-commenters.gif)
at October 29, 2005 01:30 AM
if u guys said those japanese flicks were not as gud as feng shui ,excuse me hollywood every japanese horror movie tht u guys said were lousy had been remake by hollywood n it has done well in the b ox office
Posted by: goodie at October 29, 2005 01:35 AM
if someone have mp3 one missed call can u send it to my email...i really really want it so much..please help me..!!
i will apreciate that...thank u
my email is [email protected]
Posted by: reyzo at October 29, 2005 09:08 AM
i cant find it..i only find the mid....
but i want mp3..please someone can send it to my mail....
thanks..please give the subject one miss cal or else to [email protected]
Posted by: reyzo at October 29, 2005 09:11 AM
Which DVD rental list did you add One Missed Call to? Netflix doesn't have it so it must be another service.