Filming has started for the "Let the Right One In" Remake

Overture Films has sent out an official press release announcing that principal photography began this week on “Let Me In”, adaptation/remake of Swedish acclaimed horror “Let the Right One In”. The film is directed by Matt Reeves (Cloverfield), who notes that while the new film will pay respect to the original Swedish version, they intend to forge a unique identity by placing it firmly in an American context. However, the Swedish film on which “Let Me In” is actually adapted from a bestselling vampire novel, Lat den Ratte Komma In, by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist. The story follows an alienated 12-year-old boy Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who befriends a mysterious young newcomer Abby (Chloe Moretz) in his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood. The press release also mentions a few new additions to the cast, which include Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) as the policeman, Cara Buono (Kelli Moltisanti in “The Sopranos”) as Owen’s mother and Sasha Barrese (The Hangover) as Virginia. Actor Richard Jenkins previously announced would play the guardian of “Abby”.

The principal photography began in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reeves (Cloverfield) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) were among those on-set as filming commenced on the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios. Filming will also take place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to Albuquerque to wrap in January.
“This project is very personal to Matt as it is to the many passionate fans of the original story,” said Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer Films. “The brilliance of that story deserves to be seen by audiences on a wide scale and we are excited that the pieces are in place to make that a reality.”