
On February 18, it was reported that the South Korean box office hit 'Train to Busan' is getting an American remake as Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjahjanto is in talks to direct the film.
Deadline reported that New Line Cinema is looking to release the remake of the blockbuster zombie film released in South Korea. 'Train to Busan' premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 and quickly gained popularity, becoming an international box office hit. Its popularity led to the sequel 'Train to Busan: Peninsula,' which was released in 2020.
As soon as the news of the American remake of 'Train to Busan' hit the public, many netizens around the globe took it to social media in anger. Many of the netizens expressed how disappointed they were after hearing that the Korean film will be remade.
Netizens commented, "The original is perfect the way it is," "They don't need to remake the film," and "Just watch the original Korean film."
OR just watch the actual Train to Busan for the incredible movie that it is. No whiteout pen needed 🤗 https://t.co/7tNxVddZaA
— dani (@daniyogani) February 19, 2021
Train To Busan does not need a remake stop crying over subtitles pic.twitter.com/cj4f3DthSs
— zahra (@ctrlzahra) February 19, 2021
Train to Busan with subtitles is the US remake. I’m confused. https://t.co/u7hrrAtpBp
— courtney (@C0URTNEYC0) February 19, 2021
Counter-proposal: simply watch the original “Train to Busan,” which is basically flawless. https://t.co/QZnWJ7DJQF
— Hutch (@hutchinson) February 19, 2021
Don’t fck with Train To Busan. No one asked. We are already in a damn plague. https://t.co/6FvkqmPKDU
— maizeeey⁷ (@_imaizeeey_) February 19, 2021
cant believe americans are turning train to busan into road to california
— serena 📌 (@linocitys) February 19, 2021
there is no train to busan without gong yoo or ma dong-seok https://t.co/sp1yN4Xlnm
— jess⁷✖️🏴☠️bts grammy nominated artists (@butjesswhy) February 19, 2021
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LOL, here comes the hypocrisy train: Where were all these Knetizens when the South Korean remake of Entourage came out? While I agree with the general sentiment that many entertainment industries try to recycle too many things, South Korea is not innocent in this practice. They've also made versions of SNL, The Good Wife, and several others. So they can take several seats on this issue.
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