The Dario Argento 1977 horror thriller Suspiria has been set for a remake that will be directed by Pineapple Express helmer David Gordon Green from a script he wrote with Chris Gebert. The search is on for Suzie, the young protagonist who travels to Europe to attend a world renowned school. After a series of brutal murders, the young American student learns that the academy is a front for something way more sinister than education. The original had a surreal, psychedelic tone that involved the supernatural, witches and a whole lotta blood.

The remake is backed by Crime Scene Pictures, whose partners Adam Ripp and Rob Paris are joining forces with producers Francesco Melzi d’Eril (Hotel Rwanda) from Memo Films and Luca Guadagnino (I Am Love) under his First Sun film banner to produce and finance the remake. Rizal Risjad, Silvia Fendi and Philip Elway will executive produce and Lisa Muskat will co-produce. Wild Bunchwill sell foreign at Cannes in May and CAA will make the domestic distribution deal. Production begins in September.

“We love the style and energy of the original film – and David’s script brilliantly updates the world, presenting a rare opportunity to create an elegant, classic horror film,” Crime Scene partners Ripp and Paris said in a statement. They are in preproduction on the Joe Lynch-directed Kate Hudson-starrer Everly. Crime Scene is in post production on Gambit, the remake scripted by the Coen Brothers, with Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz, Alan Rickman and Stanley Tucci starring. Mike Lobell produced and CBS Films releases this fall.

《菠萝快车》导演大卫·戈登·格林早在2010年就曾准备翻拍意大利恐怖片大师达里欧·阿基多的名作《阴风阵阵》，日前负责该项目制作发行的犯罪现场影业（Crime Scene Pictures）宣布，本片将于今年9月开始制作。

1977年的经典恐怖片《阴风阵阵》是恐怖大师达里欧·阿基多的代表作，讲述了一位年轻的美国芭蕾舞者Suzy Banyon，在德国的芭蕾舞名校所遭遇到的一系列恐怖事件，并最终促使她不得不选择逃亡的故事。原版中浓烈绚烂的谋杀场景令人印象深刻，而大卫·戈登·格林的翻盘版剧本已经完成，据内部人士透露，格林对原版的改动非常大，但绝对震撼。之前有传言称曾与格林合作过《王子殿下》的奥斯卡影后娜塔莉·波特曼将出演女主角，目前官方仍未表态。

大卫·戈登·格林以独立电影起家，《乔治·华盛顿》、《雪天使》、《暗潮》等片在独立电影圈口碑颇佳，近年来格林转战“烂仔”喜剧，包括《菠萝快车》、《王子殿下》以及他与乔纳·希尔最新合作的《保姆奇遇记》。