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Trailer Exclusive: Possession
The Asian horror remake wave continues!
by Sara Schieron | December 11, 2007
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Lee Pace may be the only man in Hollywood slowly building a career around associations with resurrection (see ABC's Pushing Daisies). While rebirth certainly factors into his upcoming suspense thriller Possession ,Pace's new film is decidedly darker than what you'll find on prime time -- Law and Order spin-offs not withstanding. Judge for yourself -- here's the Possession trailer, exclusively on RT.

Possession tells the story of Ryan (Michael Landes), who's protective of his errant brother Roman. Ryan's wife Jessica (Sarah Michelle Gellar) tolerates her husband's insistence in helping Roman, despite his intrusions on their personal lives. In an attempt to save Roman from what he thinks is a dangerous decision, Ryan races after Roman and the two are in a collision that results in coma for them both. When Roman survives, Jessica faces the tragedy of widowhood and the added trauma of an irksome brother-in-law, who's overwhelmed by her husband's memories. After the requisite appearances by priests, moody flashbacks and occasional chest-grasping ("What's this I'm feeling?!") the film is set to offer some decent suspense.

The trailer shows off some of the film's moody lighting, the involvement of the supernatural, and clever camerawork contributed by directors Joel Bergvall and Simon Sandquist, the Swedish team that garnered attention for 2002 suspense thriller The Invisible. Adding to the foreign flourish is producer Roy Lee, the man behind J-Horror (you know, Ringu [aka The Ring], Ju-On [aka The Grudge] etc.), who's got a reputation for "cannibalizing" J-Horror by taking the reigns on a US remakes himself. Possession, a remake of 2002's South Korean release Addicted (aka Jungdok) follows this tradition. In recent years foreign horror has been pretty cache and the importation of horror from abroad (Vacancy, The Vanishing, Funny Games) has proved an exciting asset to US Box Office. That alone makes Possession interesting.

Out on Leap Year (February 29), 2008, you can click here to see the Possession trailer.


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BowieSwimmer
BowieSwimmer writes:
on Dec 11 2007 06:49 PM

pushing daisies is the best new show on television.
though i'm not sure how this whole thing will turn out.

sure, i'm a fan of well made psychological thrilers, but anyone associated with "J-Horror" is what ultimately keeps me up at night.

fingers crossed though.
lee pace & sarah michelle gellar [who needs to find new types of projects] deserve it.
but i've got that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. which gets worse when you look at the release date [february = studio sink holes].


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entEngle
entEngle writes:
on Dec 21 2007 01:42 AM

SMG certainly HAS found different roles of late. The problem is that even when green-lit,
some of these newer films have run into problems. There's been three other films, slated
to come out in wide release this 'season' with Sarah as a lead. Southland Tales was given
less than limited screen treatment. Suburban Girls has been relegated to dvd release, in
part, because of Alec Baldwin's phone temper. Air That I Breathe seems reduced to a small
release in January. And Alice (of comp-game wonderland) is still in production; far away
from any clear destiny. I may be mis-informed, slightly. If anyone can clarify matters,
I'd appreciate any volunteered facts. Sarah will find her savior. Hollywood may not be
the place. Vancouver, Tokyo, or London may be calling for her. Joss Whedon showed us the
SMG we all came to love. Her comeback role is waiting in wings to fly us back to rapture.
That may be flowery talk. But too many people are thorning roses on a grave she's not in.


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