The Echo is a 2008 remake Horror Film from a Filipino Film originally titled Sigaw. Yam Laranas who co-wrote and directed in the original film, will direct in the remake movie, being written by Eric Bernt.

Plot Summary

The story revolves around a young ex-con who moves into an old apartment building, only to learn his neighbor is an abusive police officer who savagely beats his wife and daughter. When the ex-con tries to intervene, he becomes trapped in a curse.

Cast

• Kevin Durand - Walter
• Jesse Bradford - Bobby
• Amelia Warner - Alyssa
• Pruitt Taylor Vince - Joseph
• Jayne Eastwood - Lucille Jiminez
• Carlos Leon - Hector
• Iza Calzado - Gina
• Stacey LaBerge - Student
• Hrant Alianak - Max
• Louise Linton - Katie
• Courtenay J. Stevens - Older Cop
• Vanessa Petronelli - Waitress
• Bathsheba Garnett - Old Russian Woman
• Jamie Bloch - Carly
• Paulette Sinclair - Helen Davis
• George Santino - Manager
• Martin Hinz - Detective
• Brendan Carmody - University student

Trivia

• Vertigo's Roy Lee and Doug Davison will produce with Shintaro Shimosawa, Tyler Mitchell and Will Wright.

• The rights were acquired from Regal Films of the Philippines.

• The film is being fully financed by venture capitalist Robert Hoff and Will Wright through their new company RightOff Entertainment. Hoff, who fully finances the U.S. Olympic ski team, has been a general partner at Crosspoint Venture Partners since 1983, and was honored this year by the Los Angeles Venture Assn. with a Lifetime Achievement award. He serves as exec producer.

• Bernt, repped by Endeavor, recently wrote The Hitcher remake for Rogue and Platinum Dunes. He also will serve as an exec producer.

• Laranas is repped by ICM.

• Hollywood remake of Filipino Thriller: Sigaw.

• Sigaw in English is literally translated as "shout". In the movie's case, it is informally translated as "scream". (The literal translation of scream is tili, which doesn't sound very appealing even to Filipinos, so Sigaw was the best word chosen)

References

1. THE ECHO (DVD Review)
2. Vertigo's 'The Echo' Remake Rounds Out Cast
3. Vertigo's 'The Echo' Remake Goes Direct-to-Disc
4. IMDB The Echo 2008

External links

• Director's Official Blog
• Movie Review of The Echo