Universal to Remake Danish Thriller

Posted by bob in Films, News on August 4th, 2008

De fortabte sjaeles o is a Danish thriller from director Nikolaj Arcel that was released last year but has been snapped up by Universal for an English-language remake. Arcel is already on board to helm the adaptation, to be written by Jennifer O’Kieffe. The title translates to Island of Lost Souls but is not related to the 1933 film based on H.G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau.

This story is about a teen whose brother is possessed by the spirit of an 18th century magician which plunges her into one of those battles between good and evil which has been raging for centuries