The remake of Dario Argento's 1977 horror classic 'Suspiria' has just found a new director, and he is taking the project in a completely different direction!
Luca Guadagnino, who has previously worked on 'A Bigger Splash' with Dakota Johnson, has just replaced David Gordon Green as director of 'Suspiria.' Guadagnino recently spoke with Empire, where he admitted that he is a fan of Dario Argento.
"The film by Dario Argento was a very indicative moment of growing up for me because I saw it when I was 14," Guadagnino said. "I think it changed me forever. I was obsessed [with Argento] through all my adolescence."
So what will make Luca Guadagnino's 'Suspiria' different from Dario Argento's?
"[My version] is going to be set in Berlin in 1977," the director said. "It's going to be about the mother and the concept of motherhood and about the uncompromising force of motherhood. It's going to be about finding your inner voice - the title is very evocative on these grounds."
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The 'A Bigger Splash' director also revealed that the remake will have a different focus due to his own personal interests.
"I have a very strong interest in German literature and film, so I think [my] 'Suspiria' will have to focus very strongly on that moment in history, in 1977, when Germany was divided and a new generation was claiming and asking to recognize the debt of guilt that forged the new Germany after the war against the fathers who wanted to deny the responsibility," Guadagnino explained.
Luca Guadagnino's plans for 'Suspiria' will not only take a new turn, but it will also feature different actors. The director confirmed that Isabelle Fuhrman and Isabelle Huppert, who were originally casted by David Gordon Green, will not appear in his remake.
"That was for a version by David Gordon Green," Guadagnino said. "That's not the case for me. I can't say anything about the casting right now. I will announce very soon."
