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'''''Let Me In''''' is a [[2010 in film|2010]] [[horror film]] directed by [[Matt Reeves]], based on the novel ''[[Let the Right One In]]'' by [[John Ajvide Lindqvist]]. It is an American [[remake]] of the 2008 [[Cinema of Sweden|Swedish]] film ''[[Let the Right One In (film)|Let the Right One In]]''. It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a [[vampire]] child in a [[New Mexico]] town in the early 1980s.<ref name="dread"/>
'''''Let Me In''''' is a [[2010 in film|2010]] American [[horror film]] directed by [[Matt Reeves]], based on the novel ''[[Let the Right One In]]'' by [[John Ajvide Lindqvist]]. Previously, in 2008, a [[Cinema of Sweden|Swedish]] film called ''[[Let the Right One In (film)|Let the Right One In]]'' was made based on the same novel. It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a [[vampire]] child in a [[New Mexico]] town in the early 1980s.<ref name="dread"/>


==Plot==
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==Production==
==Production==
The rights for the remake were acquired at the 2008 [[Tribeca Film Festival]], where the original won the "Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature," and [[Matt Reeves]] was quickly introduced as the director.<ref name="variety_remake">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992833.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Matt Reeves bites into 'Right One'|last=Fleming|first=Michael|coauthors=Dave McNary|date=2008-09-24|publisher=''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''|accessdate=2009-05-19}}</ref> The decision to remake the film has been criticized, and director of the original Swedish film, [[Tomas Alfredson]], has stated on numerous occasions that he is not in favor of the remake.<ref name="TA">[[Ain't It Cool News]]. ''[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38870 Moriarty Sits Down With Tomas Alfredson, Director Of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN!]'', 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-10-18.</ref> "If one should remake a film, it's because the original is bad. And I don't think mine is", he said.<ref name="afremake">{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/article4597816.ab|title=Tråkigt med nyinspelning|last=Triches|first=Robert|date=2009-03-09|publisher=''[[Aftonbladet]]''|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-04-20}}</ref> Writer Ajvide Lindqvist, on the other hand, expressed enthusiasm with the fact that the new film could be more of a readaptation of the novel.<ref name="JAL">[[Ain't It Cool News]]. ''[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38839 The Northlander Sits Down With The Writer Of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN!]'', 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-18.</ref>
The rights for the English language adaptation of the book were acquired at the 2008 [[Tribeca Film Festival]], where the Swedish film based on the same book won the "Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature," and [[Matt Reeves]] was quickly introduced as the director.<ref name="variety_remake">{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992833.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title=Matt Reeves bites into 'Right One'|last=Fleming|first=Michael|coauthors=Dave McNary|date=2008-09-24|publisher=''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''|accessdate=2009-05-19}}</ref> The decision to make a new film has been criticized, and director of the previous Swedish film, [[Tomas Alfredson]], has stated on numerous occasions that he is not in favor of the new film.<ref name="TA">[[Ain't It Cool News]]. ''[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38870 Moriarty Sits Down With Tomas Alfredson, Director Of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN!]'', 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-10-18.</ref> "If one should remake a film, it's because the original is bad. And I don't think mine is", he said.<ref name="afremake">{{cite web|url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/article4597816.ab|title=Tråkigt med nyinspelning|last=Triches|first=Robert|date=2009-03-09|publisher=''[[Aftonbladet]]''|language=Swedish|accessdate=2009-04-20}}</ref> Writer Ajvide Lindqvist, on the other hand, expressed enthusiasm with the fact that the new film could be more of a readaptation of the novel.<ref name="JAL">[[Ain't It Cool News]]. ''[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38839 The Northlander Sits Down With The Writer Of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN!]'', 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-18.</ref>


Reeves has expressed his intent to retain the original's early 1980s setting and his admiration for the book and Alfredson's adaptation. "It's a terrific movie and a fantastic book. I think it could be a really touching haunting and terrifying film. I'm really excited about what it could be", he said.<ref name="mtv_remake">{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/14/exclusive-cloverfield-director-matt-reeves-reveals-let-the-right-one-in-remake-details/|title=EXCLUSIVE: ‘Cloverfield’ Director Matt Reeves Reveals ‘Let The Right One In’ Remake Details|last=Horowitz|first=Josh|date=2008-11-14|publisher=[[MTV]] Movies Blog|accessdate=2009-05-19}}</ref> In response to the criticism he commented that, while he understood the fear that he would "trash" the original, he still "hope[d] people give [the remake] a chance."<ref name="latimes_remake">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-hot-reeves21-2009jun21,0,3107911.story|title=Matt Reeves: From 'Cloverfield' to 'Let The Right One In'|last=Olsen|first=Mark|date=2009-06-21|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|accessdate=2009-06-22}}</ref> The filmmakers have noted that "they intend to forge a unique identity for ''Let Me In'', placing it firmly in an American context", while at the same time paying respect to the original.<ref name="dread"/>
Reeves has expressed his intent to retain the original's early 1980s setting and his admiration for the book and Alfredson's adaptation. "It's a terrific movie and a fantastic book. I think it could be a really touching haunting and terrifying film. I'm really excited about what it could be", he said.<ref name="mtv_remake">{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/11/14/exclusive-cloverfield-director-matt-reeves-reveals-let-the-right-one-in-remake-details/|title=EXCLUSIVE: ‘Cloverfield’ Director Matt Reeves Reveals ‘Let The Right One In’ Remake Details|last=Horowitz|first=Josh|date=2008-11-14|publisher=[[MTV]] Movies Blog|accessdate=2009-05-19}}</ref> In response to the criticism he commented that, while he understood the fear that he would "trash" the original, he still "hope[d] people give [the new film] a chance."<ref name="latimes_remake">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-hot-reeves21-2009jun21,0,3107911.story|title=Matt Reeves: From 'Cloverfield' to 'Let The Right One In'|last=Olsen|first=Mark|date=2009-06-21|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|accessdate=2009-06-22}}</ref> The filmmakers have noted that "they intend to forge a unique identity for ''Let Me In'', placing it firmly in an American context", while at the same time paying respect to the original.<ref name="dread"/>


Principal photography began in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] on November 2, 2009.<ref name="dread">{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34343/let-me-in-starts-shooting-casting-update|title=Let Me In Starts Shooting / Casting Update|date=2009-11-02|author="Uncle Creepy"|publisher=dreadcentral.com|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Josh Rottenberg |title='Let the Right One In' remake begins shooting |url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/11/02/let-the-right-one-in-remake-begins-shooting/ |publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |date=2009-11-02 |accessdate=2009-11-02 }}</ref> Filming is scheduled to take place in several different New Mexico locations, before concluding in Albuquerque in January 2010.<ref name="dread"/><ref>http://www.losalamosnm.us/news/Pages/LetMeInFilmingWrapsUpThisWeek.aspx</ref> A large section of the film is being filmed at Los Alamos High School. In Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Principal photography began in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] on November 2, 2009.<ref name="dread">{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34343/let-me-in-starts-shooting-casting-update|title=Let Me In Starts Shooting / Casting Update|date=2009-11-02|author="Uncle Creepy"|publisher=dreadcentral.com|accessdate=2009-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Josh Rottenberg |title='Let the Right One In' remake begins shooting |url=http://news-briefs.ew.com/2009/11/02/let-the-right-one-in-remake-begins-shooting/ |publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |date=2009-11-02 |accessdate=2009-11-02 }}</ref> Filming is scheduled to take place in several different New Mexico locations, before concluding in Albuquerque in January 2010.<ref name="dread"/><ref>http://www.losalamosnm.us/news/Pages/LetMeInFilmingWrapsUpThisWeek.aspx</ref> A large section of the film is being filmed at Los Alamos High School. In Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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Let Me In
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Directed byMatt Reeves
Written byBenjamin Smith
Produced bySimon Oakes
Guy East
Nigel Sinclair
Donna Gigliotti
John Nordling
Carl Molinder
StarringKodi Smit-McPhee
Chloë Moretz
Richard Jenkins
CinematographyGreig Fraser
Production
company
Distributed byOverture Films
Release date
October 1, 2010[1]
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LanguageEnglish

Let Me In is a 2010 American horror film directed by Matt Reeves, based on the novel Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Previously, in 2008, a Swedish film called Let the Right One In was made based on the same novel. It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who develops a friendship with a vampire child in a New Mexico town in the early 1980s.[2]

Plot

The novel and original film depict a bullied 12-year-old boy named Oskar, who dreams of exacting revenge on his tormentors. He gradually enters into a friendship with his new neighbor Eli, who appears to be a girl his own age, but eventually turns out to be a vampire.

In adapting the film, a few adjustments were made, such as changing the names of the protagonists to Owen and Abby,[3] and moving the setting from Blackeberg, Sweden to "a small New Mexico town."[2] Los Alamos County has granted a special request from the film’s director and producer to name the town in the movie “Los Alamos, New Mexico.” [4]

Producer Simon Oakes has made it clear that the plot of Let Me In will closely resemble that of the original, except that it will be made "very accessible to a wider audience".[5]

Cast

In July 2009, audition tapes were leaked to the Internet, showing Chloë Moretz, Mary Mouser, and Ariel Winter auditioning for the role of the vampire, Abby.[7] Smit-McPhee, in an interview with The Herald Sun, hinted that he may have landed the role as Owen.[8] The casting of Moretz and Smit-McPhee in the leading roles was confirmed on October 1, 2009, along with the addition of Richard Jenkins as Abby's adult companion.[9] In a press release, director Matt Reeves described Smit-McPhee, Moretz and Jenkins as his "absolute dream cast", and added that he "couldn't be more excited to be working with them."[10]

Production

The rights for the English language adaptation of the book were acquired at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where the Swedish film based on the same book won the "Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature," and Matt Reeves was quickly introduced as the director.[11] The decision to make a new film has been criticized, and director of the previous Swedish film, Tomas Alfredson, has stated on numerous occasions that he is not in favor of the new film.[12] "If one should remake a film, it's because the original is bad. And I don't think mine is", he said.[13] Writer Ajvide Lindqvist, on the other hand, expressed enthusiasm with the fact that the new film could be more of a readaptation of the novel.[14]

Reeves has expressed his intent to retain the original's early 1980s setting and his admiration for the book and Alfredson's adaptation. "It's a terrific movie and a fantastic book. I think it could be a really touching haunting and terrifying film. I'm really excited about what it could be", he said.[15] In response to the criticism he commented that, while he understood the fear that he would "trash" the original, he still "hope[d] people give [the new film] a chance."[16] The filmmakers have noted that "they intend to forge a unique identity for Let Me In, placing it firmly in an American context", while at the same time paying respect to the original.[2]

Principal photography began in Albuquerque, New Mexico on November 2, 2009.[2][17] Filming is scheduled to take place in several different New Mexico locations, before concluding in Albuquerque in January 2010.[2][18] A large section of the film is being filmed at Los Alamos High School. In Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on October 1, 2010 in the United States.[19]

References

  1. ^ October 1st Release Date Set for Let Me In
  2. ^ a b c d e "Uncle Creepy" (2009-11-02). "Let Me In Starts Shooting / Casting Update". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
  3. ^ Lewis, Hilary (2009-05-13). "Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Chace Crawford For Sale At Cannes". The Business Insider. Retrieved 2009-05-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Hollywood comes to Los Alamos High School". Los Alamos Monitor News. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  5. ^ McCabe, Joseph (2009-07-03). "Exclusive: We Chat with Hammer Chief Simon Oakes about Christopher Lee's Return to Horror and the 'Let the Right One In' Remake!". FEARnet. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
  6. ^ "Let the Right One In (Remake) (2010)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Uncle Creepy" (2009-07-14). "UPDATED: Let Me In Audition Tapes". Dread Central. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  8. ^ Morris, Clint (2009-07-11). "Kodi hopes they Let the Right One In". Moviehole. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (2009-10-01). "'Right One' gets cast". Variety. Retrieved 2009-11-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ ""Reeves Casts the Right Ones"". Hammer Films. 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  11. ^ Fleming, Michael (2008-09-24). "Matt Reeves bites into 'Right One'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-05-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Ain't It Cool News. Moriarty Sits Down With Tomas Alfredson, Director Of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN!, 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  13. ^ Triches, Robert (2009-03-09). "Tråkigt med nyinspelning" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2009-04-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ Ain't It Cool News. The Northlander Sits Down With The Writer Of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN!, 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
  15. ^ Horowitz, Josh (2008-11-14). "EXCLUSIVE: 'Cloverfield' Director Matt Reeves Reveals 'Let The Right One In' Remake Details". MTV Movies Blog. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  16. ^ Olsen, Mark (2009-06-21). "Matt Reeves: From 'Cloverfield' to 'Let The Right One In'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-06-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Josh Rottenberg (2009-11-02). "'Let the Right One In' remake begins shooting". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-11-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ http://www.losalamosnm.us/news/Pages/LetMeInFilmingWrapsUpThisWeek.aspx
  19. ^ Overture Films Locks October 1 Release for 'Let Me In'

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