Kino Lorber debuted an official first look teaser trailer for Final Cut (Coupez), a French remake of the 2017 Japanese film One Cut of the Dead starring Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, Matilda Lutz, and Finnegan Oldfield.
Directed by Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius, the film premiered as the opening night film of 2022 Cannes Film Festival, and opens in theaters with a release date of July 14, 2023.
Michel Hazanavicius’ remake of Shin’ichirô Ueda’s cult hit One Cut of the Dead follows a director (Romain Duris, L’Auberge Espagnole) charged with making a live, single-take, low-budget zombie flick in which the cast and crew, one by one, actually turn into zombies. Featuring hysterically unhinged performances from Oscar® nominee Bérénice Bejo (The Artist), Matilda Lutz (Revenge), and Finnegan Oldfield (Corsage), Final Cut is a sly love letter to the art of filmmaking and a blood-soaked, hilarious genre farce with a meta-to-the-max premise.
Director Michel Hazanavicius said, “Final Cut is a high concept film with a catastrophic start that quickly takes a detour and ends in a completely unexpected manner. Initially presenting itself as a classic zombie movie, Final Cut gradually evolves into an entirely different genre, resembling a phony “making-of” and sitcom-like experience, bringing everything together in one explosive finale. It’s a film where the audience starts asking themselves what they are watching, and ends with them saying that it is not only fun, but also clever and ultimately upbeat – at least that’s the intention!”
And when asked, are you happy with the film? He responded, “Extremely! There’s a lot in it and, paradoxically, even if it’s a remake, I see it as a very personal film. I’m very happy that Noëmie Devide, Brahim Chioua and Vincent Maraval have made it possible.”
Interesting fact, the film was originally titled “Z (Comme Z)” until Ukrainian filmmakers pleaded with Michel Hazanavicius to change the title, as the letter Z had become a militaristic symbol in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Watch the official U.S. teaser trailer for Final Cut.