Joel David Moore assembles a cast for his Hide and Seek remake

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

It has been almost exactly one year since we shared the news that HATCHET actor Joel David Moore will be writing and directing a remake of Huh Jung's 2013 South Korean film HIDE AND SEEK (a.k.a. SUM-BAKK-OG-JIL), and now an update on the project has come along in the form of a casting announcement.

Jung's film was a "social horror-thriller" that centered on 

a man searching for his long-lost brother who stumbles upon a secret world of squatters living in the homes of unsuspecting tenants — a revelation that becomes all the more menacing when his home becomes the next target.

The U.S. remake is set to star Jonathan Rhys Meyers of the short-lived Dracula TV series; Jacinda Barrett (pictured above in URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT); Mustafa Shakir, who recently had a breakthrough role in the Netflix/Marvel series Luke Cage; and the legendary Joe Pantoliano – better known as "Joey Pants".

A CJ Entertainment production, HIDE AND SEEK begins filming in New York this week.

I still need to watch the original film, but I'm interested to see what Moore is going to do with his version of the story.