Christian Tafdrup’s Danish horror film “Speak No Evil” (2022) wasn’t even out for a year when Blumhouse snatched up the U.S. rights and quickly set up a remake for it. If you haven’t seen Tafdrup’s original, it’s certainly one of the most disturbing horror films in recent years.
Regardless, James Watkins is helming the remake, and a trailer has just been released. It looks like the exact same movie, only more sanitized and without Danish people. Who wants to bet they will replace the ending of the original — which was one hell of a morose downer.
“Speak No Evil” stars Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis as an American couple, who, along with their 11-year-old daughter Agnes (Alix West Lefler), accept the weekend-holiday invitation of Paddy (James McAvoy), his wife Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) and their mute son Ant (Dan Hough). What begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
“Speak No Evil” is being released theatrically on September 12 via Universal and Blumhouse. I wouldn’t be surprised if this one premieres in TIFF’s Midnight Madness section come early September.