Korean Monster Flick The Host Gets A Remake

Universal is planning a remake of Bong Joon-ho's 2006 monster movie The Host, with Gore Verbinski producing and commercials director Fredrik Bond making his feature-directing debut.

Smart People scribe Mark Poirier will pen the screenplay. Normally I'd be decrying yet another American remake of a good foreign film, but I'm feeling a little optimistic about the talent attached here. Gore Verbinski's got a knack for balancing story and spectacle, as he has shown with the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Fredrik Bond is an unproven director, but he's done some interesting work in commercials. You may remember his JCPenney Christmas commercial "Aviator" from last year's holiday season, and his work with Carling's Belong brand of beer has shown that he has the unique sense of humor that a movie like The Host would require.

Check out his full "Aviator" commercial below, and his two Carling commercials after the jump. His reel and biography are available at MJZ.com.



JCPenney - "Aviator"



Carling - "Space"


Carling - "Outpost"