'People Left My Film Traumatized:' Speak No Evil Director Criticizes the Ending of American Remake
The Speak No Evil reboot has been doing well at the global box office, with earnings of $24.2 million and counting. However, the director of the original Danish film has taken issue with the remake's ending.
‘I Don’t Know What It Is About Americans.’ Original Speak No Evil Director Criticizes The James McAvoy Remake’s Ending
As a guest on Danish radio’s Kulturen (via World of Reel ), Tafdrup gave his two cents when it came to how the James McAvoy-led film sort of twisted the intent of his 2022 source material. More specifically, the man who helped co-create the world that started it all had this culturally tinged angle to offer:
Original Speak No Evil Director Slams Ending of American Remake
Directed by James Watkins and in theaters now, Speak No Evil is a remake of a 2022 Danish film of the same name from filmmaker Christian Tafdrup and while audience and critical response to Watkins' film has been largely positive,
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