‘Hostel’ TV Series Starring Paul Giamatti in the Works
‘Hostel’ TV Series Starring Paul Giamatti in the Works
Eli Roth, Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss will return to the franchise with an "elevated thriller."
Like the horror movies meant to scare Americans out of traveling abroad?
I think it's a spinoff of Eurotrip when they stay at a hostel.
Hello, and welcome to Amsterdam's finest and most luxurious youth hostel. We feature one medium sized room containing 70 beds which can sleep up to 375 bodies a night. There is no bathroom. Nor is there one nearby. If you do not wish to have your valuables stolen I suggest destroying them or discarding them right now. You can also try hiding your valuables. In your anus. This will deter some but of course not all thieves. Once you are inside, the doors are chained and locked from the outside. They will not be opened again until morning, no matter what. Should a fire occur due to our faulty wiring or, uh, the fireworks factory upstairs you will be incinerated along with the valuables that you have hidden in your anus. Tips are greatly appreciated.
"I was mugged... It was awesome!"
Ugh. I expect better from Giamatti.
Funny, I was just thinking about how much I hate that movie. I'm sure there are people who will be thrilled about this adaptation, so good for them. I'm not one to police what others find entertaining.
That said, I personally loathe the whole torture porn genre, and that's as a lover of horror in general. Watching people suffering just isn't entertaining to me. I'm sure it's been done well before (like maybe the first Saw), but it's just not for me.
The first Saw was such a breath of fresh air. It wasn't necessarily about enjoying watching people hurt themselves to survive, it was more of a plot device for the mystery and head games Jigsaw was playing.
I'm partial to enjoying body horror films. The Sadness was fucking disturbing, the extreme violence elevated the horror element. With Saw, you're really only watching for the violence, not much else is going on.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Paul Giamatti has closed a deal to star in a Hostel TV series with the franchise’s Eli Roth, Chris Briggs and Mike Fleiss all returning for the project from Fifth Season, the studio behind Apple’s Severance.
The Hostel show, which is currently in development and does not yet have a platform attached, is described as being a “modern adaptation” and an “elevated thriller” that’s also a “reinvention” of the horror franchise that launched in 2006 and spawned two sequels.
The original movie revolved around three backpackers as they headed to a Slovak city that promised to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaited them.
He has also hosted discovery’s Shark After Dark and produced the Discovery/Travel Channel franchise Eli Roth Presents, featuring The Legion of Exorcists, A Ghost Ruined My Life and My Possessed Pet.
Most recently, he wrote, directed and produced the slasher pic Thanksgiving and is prepping its sequel after the film cut up $31.9 million at the domestic box office.
Fifth season, formerly Endeavor Content, produces series including Apple’s Severance and the upcoming Lady in the Lake and Chief of War, Hulu’s Life & Beth, Nine Perfect Strangers, Max’s Tokyo Vice and Peacock’s Wolf Like Me.
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"described as being a “modern adaptation"
Wait - modern? It's not like the original is... 18 years old... (damn it!)