Kapanlagi.com - Surprising news comes from director Timo Tjahjanto, who is known for making horror and action films filled with blood. He is trusted to helm the Hollywood remake of the best-selling South Korean zombie film titled TRAIN TO BUSAN.
When contacted by phone, Timo said that he was officially appointed as the director of the remake since January. However, the announcement to the public was made on Thursday night in America.
"It all started in June last year. I started pitching several times, from junior producers to heavyweights. Finally, I talked to the screenwriter, Gary Dauberman. He said I was suitable for everything. Until before Christmas, there was no news, I kept quiet. At the end of January, I was called again, and they chose me," said Timo, Friday (19/2/2021).
1. Agency's Motivation
As known, Timo Tjahjanto is affiliated with the WME agency based in America. Since the success of THE NIGHT COMES FOR US (TNCFU), he often receives scripts to read. Until finally, the agency team sent the script for the TRAIN TO BUSAN remake and asked Timo to do the pitching.
"Since I made TNCFU, they (the agency) usually send me scripts that I might be interested in pitching or anything. One of the scripts that came to me was the remake of TRAIN TO BUSAN. Basically, I just read it for fun, but my agent, J, pushed me a bit because it's an action horror genre and I've been involved in both worlds. So I ended up pitching. The first pitching passed," said Sigi Wimala's husband.
2. Defeating Several Directors
After passing the first pitching, Timo Tjahjanto went through a series of further pitching. Until finally, he was officially appointed and defeated several directors whose names were not mentioned.
"At that time (after the final pitching), I had already forgotten about it because I didn't have high expectations. Because I was competing with other directors who have quite big names. I can't tell you, but if you hear the names, you'll definitely recognize them," Timo concluded.
The remake of TRAIN TO BUSAN is produced by James Wan with a screenplay by Gary Dauberman. So far, the process is still in the stage of script development and actor search.
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