Jim Mickle To Remake We Are What We Are

Here we are again another remake, but, I have to say that the potential for this to be something quite awesome is extremely high. I’m sure many of you have witnessed Jorge Michel Grau’s cannibal film We Are What We Are. Well, it is getting the remake treatment and I for one am looking forward to it.

According to Screen Daily, Jim Mickle (Stake Land) will be directing the remake of We Are What We Are for Memento Films International. Mickle will team once again with Stake Land‘s Nick Damici who will pen the flick.

“Mickle will transpose Mexican director Jorge Michel Grau’s picture about a family of cannibals from its original setting of Mexico City, to a poor part of the Catskills region in New York State.”

Jorge Michael Grau stated: “I feel fortunate to have someone with the vision and talent Jim has to re-interpret my work. It is extraordinary to have a team of filmmakers so respectful of the spirit of a film and take such good care of its essence. I’m so proud to know We Are What We Are will be reworked under that kind of intelligent frame of mind. Very happy that Jim will construct a new universe over the bases of mine”

As much as I liked We Are What We Are, I felt that it was lacking something, perhaps a punch to really up the ante. I have good faith in Mickle and I’m sure he will do the film justice.

Principal photography will start in June.