9/16/2010

Wait...TWO Paranormal Activity sequels? This year?

Apparently, whatever spectre haunted the crap out of Katie in last year's Paranormal Activity has spread far beyond the borders of San Diego. In just about a month, we'll be treated to the sequel to last year's blockbuster horror hit(and Saw slayer). We've seen the trailer, and we know it'll be directed by Tod Williams.

What we didn't know is that this isn't the only Paranormal Activity flick we'll be getting this year. In December, Japanese audiences will be treated to Paranormal Activity: Tokyo Night, a direct sequel that follows a girl who visits San Diego and accidentally brings the same spirit that haunted Katie Featherston back to Japan and into her family home.

The film is being produced by Presidio Corporation, who's CEO seems very excited to be bringing the horror phenomenon to Japan...

“Paranormal Activity was a huge success with Japanese audiences and we feel confident that our own Japanese continuation of the franchise can find an enthusiastic genre audience both here and overseas,” Presidio CEO and the film’s producer Yasutaka Hanada said.

Toshikazu Nagae handled both the directing and scripting chores, and stars a bunch of people I'm sure none of us have ever heard of. 

While it will be produced totally in Japanese, expect a subtitled version to show up here at some point. That's not confirmed yet, but it only makes sense considering the worldwide popularity of the franchise.