Time Crimes director Nacho Vigalondo revealed that David Cronenberg is in the running to direct the upcoming English language remake of the popular Fantastic Fest award winner. The original Spanish-language indie sci-fi thriller followed a man who accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour, and finds himself in a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences. Cronenberg’s take on the story would no doubt be much different, and certainly a lot more interesting than your typical American horror remake. Timothy J. Sexton, one of the writers of Children of Men, is writing the English language adaptation. Check out the teaser trailer for the original [...]

“…and it’s really that easy.”
Chances are you haven’t yet seen the Spanish science fiction film Time Crimes (aka Timecrimes, Los Cronocrimenes), but if you’ve read about it, you had to flip on your monitor’s praise-wipers afterwards. Tom Cruise’s United Artists has purchased the rights to remake the film, marking the first deal the studio’s made since cutting a deal with the Writers’ Guild. Writer-Producer Steve Zallian (American Gangster) will produce the film. Time Crimes is currently at the Sundance Film Festival, where it’s picking up a far amount of the praise stuff thus far.
The film, from writer-director Nacho Vigalondo, centers on an aloof man who views a naked [...]