10/11/2009

Let Me In, the US remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In [+see also:
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trailer
interview: John Nordling
interview: Tomas Alfredson
film profile], has started filming in Albuquerque, New Mexico for UK company Hammer Films and Sweden’s EFTI, which produced the original film.

Behind the camera is Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), who directs the young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz (500). “This project is very personal to Matt as it is to the many passionate fans of the original story,” said Simon Oakes, president and CEO of Hammer Films. “The brilliance of the story deserves to be seen by audiences on a wide scale and we are excited that the pieces are in place to make that a reality.”

Hammer Films acquired the rights to Tomas Alfredson’s Swedish film at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where the film won the Best Narrative Feature award.

The legendary UK horror brand Hammer Films is owned by distribution and financing group Exclusive Media Group (EMG) that will handle worldwide distribution of Let Me In. US distribution is handled by Overture Films.

Let the Right One In is nominated as Best Film for the 2009 European Film Academy Awards.