Funny Haneke?

Have just discovered that one of the most interesting directors in contemporary cinema, Michael Haneke, is directing an English-language remake of my favourite of his films - Funny Games. See here for the imdb page on the remake (starring Naomi Watts!) - it appears that it's already been shot and is in post-production.

Funny Games, which I saw at MIFF some 9 or so years ago, left a huge impression. It is about a home invasion and was searingly traumatic and difficult to sit through, without showing much on-screen violence. Its power came from the inevitability of the outcome (and probably also from the lack of on-screen violence). It wasn't a Hollywood film, it was nothing like a Hollywood film and it is not giving anything away to say that it was very clear that there was never going to a be a happy ending. Wow. Now it will be a Hollywood film... fascinated to see how this version turns out.