Let Me In begins production

Principal photography began Monday on Let Me In, writer/director Matt Reeves' adaptation of the Swedish horror film, Let the Right One In.

Shooting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Reeves (who directed Cloverfield) noted that while the new film will pay respect to the original Swedish version, they intend to forge a unique identity for Let Me In, placing it firmly in an American context.

Let Me In stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) as an alienated 12-year-old boy who befriends a mysterious young newcomer Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) to his small New Mexico town and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood.

The film is based on the bestselling vampire novel, Lat den Ratte Komma In, by Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and is an English-language remake of the highly acclaimed Swedish film of the same name.

Hammer Films acquired the remake rights to Let the Right One In at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival where the film took home the Founders AwardŽ for Best Narrative Feature. The production is scheduled for a 2010 release in the U.S. by Overture Films.

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