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Director Shimizu Has a PARASYTE

By: News Editor
Date: Friday, July 15, 2005
Source: Variety

New Line Cinema has hired director Takashi Shimizu to direct PARASYTE. Shimizu most recently directed THE GRUDGE, the English remake of his film JU-ON.

Shimizu will supervise the script's development. It is based on a 12-part Managa comicbook series by Hitosi Iwaaki. The script was written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, and rewritten by Matt Drake.

The sci-fi story centers on alien spores which land on Earth and start taking over human bodies. One young man manages to isolate his "parasyste" in his left arm. Left part human and part alien, the young man and "Lefty" -- an alien arm with a will of its own -- are the planet's sole protection from the sinister invasion.


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Comments/Responses
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• Jul 15, 2005, 11:44am •
Did you ever notice how Japanese films, though as original as they can be, always seem to vaguely resemble something else, hollywood for example? It's usually not a literal resemblance but some tinge, some quality always seems familiar. I noticed that during watching some of these movies, the originals. I know this is taken from a comic but many of the storylines seem familiar, like deja-vu familiar. Like your aunt's nephew-in-law, you remember him kinda but we you meet him again he's completely new. What I do dig about these stories is that however familiar or unfamiliar they are, they all have a fresh twist to them. Something Hollywood is sorely lacking. I wouldn't mind all the unoriginality in Hollywood if they freshened it up a litte bit and not relyed on the same old cliches to make movies. Let's get some new visions, new directions. At least cut down all the cookie-cutter knock-offs that most of us are stupid enough to sit through.

• Jul 16, 2005, 03:45pm •
Great but will they actually explain how it happens.

• Jul 16, 2005, 10:26pm •
You know what Diet knowing this guy, if he's not pressured by the studios, will in fact explain it all. In the Japanesse versions of these movies we see Americanized there's always that scene where they kinda sorta try to justify it or explain it. It may not come right out and say exactly how something happens but they give you a theory.

Also, I have to say that Asian movies are quickly becoming my must watch list. Everytime I hear about a new asian flick coming out or see one at my local Blockbuster I rent it. It's like I know somehow that it's new and exciting. There won't be some hunky A-list celeb there they have to please and mold some story around to make them more GQ. Anyway let me keep on moving along I have to go to the Book section and let out a sigh of relief.

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