James Wong to Film Neighbor 13 Remake

Final Destination franchise creator and Dragonball: Evolution director James Wong has signed on to write and direct a remake of Yasuo Inoue’s 2005 film Neighbour No. Thirteen (Rinjin 13-gou), which was based on Santa Inoue’s 1994 psychological horror manga. The original manga and feature film revolve around Juzo Murasaki, a young man who was bullied mercilessly as a schoolboy. Encountering his childhood nemesis as an adult causes Murasaki to develop a murderous second personality. Wong states of his remake plans, “I think we have found a very unique way to frame the story and bring a heroic twist to it that is fresh and surprising and will take audiences on a very thrilling journey.” Remake producer Distant Horizon says, “Our hope is that ‘The Neighbor Number 13’ will be a commercial success like ‘Final Destination’ was and also generate the same kind of franchise with James Wong at the helm.” The film will go into production later this year for a fall 2011 release.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter