New Line is gearing up to remake Paolo Strippoli’s Faustian horror picture ‘The Spiral’, which released in Italy this past October.
New Line is bringing a Faustian remake our way.
Deadline reports that the studio will remake Paolo Strippoli‘s (A Classic Horror Story, Flowing) psychological horror pic, The Spiral.
The Faustian film follows a woman who discovers her family’s past is built upon a horrifying supernatural bargain made decades earlier. As long-buried secrets begin resurfacing, she finds herself confronting forces that should have remained forgotten.
Jasmine Trinca, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Romana Maggiora Vergano and Adriano Giannini star.
The Spiral debuted in Italy this past October to the tune of $4M at the box office.
Deadline notes that the deal includes rights to develop a feature-length English-language motion picture based on the original. The Paramount-owned label also acquired distribution rights.
In addition to the remake, New Line will also release the original The Spiral for a limited theatrical release before the end of the year. No exact dates just yet.
In my review of The Spiral, I called it “a dread-tinged and tragic Faustian tale”. While it didn’t all work for me, Strippoli crafts a story that immediately feels like it’s leading towards some terrible doom and never lets up.
Stay tuned to Dread for more details as we learn them.
