164

27

News

"The original is perfect already" Netizens are angry that the South Korean Box office hit 'Train to Busan' will get an American remake

AKP STAFF
Posted by Sophie-Ha Friday, February 19, 2021

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."

  1. misc.
153 25,115 Share 86% Upvoted
 
trogdorthe8th
trogdorthe8th15,547 pts Friday, February 19, 2021 27
Friday, February 19, 2021

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.

42 (+54 / -12)
Share

27 more replies

 
LittleSukie
LittleSukie13,510 pts Friday, February 19, 2021 3
Friday, February 19, 2021

I refuse to believe that Hollyweird has no more original ideas. Why are they remaking everything?

26 (+33 / -7)
Share

3 more replies

SHOW ALL COMMENTS

allkpop in your Inbox

THE TOP 10 STORIES DELIVERED DAILY
Yoon Jong Shin
Jeon So Min, misc.
fromis_9
NewJeans, Minji
Jang Na Ra
ONEWE
Jeon So Min, misc.
Hyun Bin
Park Shin Hye
Yoon Jong Shin
NewJeans, Minji
Yoon Jong Shin
Jeon So Min, misc.
Park Shin Hye
fromis_9
New Message

SEND