Paramount Vantage are going to be tinkering around a little with an Aussie horror film that they picked up in late last year. The U.S remake will be dropping the faux-documentary style that filmmaker Joel Anderson incorporated into his 2008 original and Vantage have hired David Leslie Johnson to write the screenplay and include a narrative with a more familiar look.
Lake Mungo is a remake of the Australian horror film by the same name, and tells the story of a teenager whose apparent death sets off a series of paranormal events. Frightened by what appears to be otherworldly activity, her family discovers secrets about their daughter as well as what lurks beneath Lake Mungo.
Johnson’s first credit is the soon to be released thriller starring Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Orphan gets a wide release next month. If ever Lake Mungo gets a greenlit, it’ll be interesting to see if the removal of the faux doc items was a worthy move.