A horror movie based on the death of 21yearold elisa lam is slated to be made in hollywood. Nicolas winding refn is in talks to direct a horror film based. In that film, an american remake of an earlier japanese film of the same name, based on a 1996 short story by koji suzuki, a mother and daughter move into a rundown apartment building. The elevator game and the bonechilling death of elisa lam. Based on their investigation, authorities ruled her death as accidental drowning.
The elisa lam case transcends all labels and becomes a rorschach test for the 21stcentury mind everyone who looks at it sees something different. Distressed by relationships, difficulties with her college coursework and worsening psychological troubles, elisa lam embarked upon her fateful west coast tour in late january of 2012. Mysterious death of elisa lam inspires sony pictures film. Mar 25, 2020 jake anderson and jared salas is raising funds for what happened to elisa lam. The film, dubbed a supernatural thriller based on true events, follows a private investigator who uncovers the. The bringing, a spec script written by phillip and brandon murphy, and championed by producer. I totally believe she was murdered by 2 or more people. Elisa lam movie the bringing based on her death huffpost. Sony pictures bails on michael penas horrorthriller the. The seemingly strange behavior of oncemissing tourist elisa lam paired with the discovery of her body tuesday. The style of the film is described as in the same vein as the shining and the conjuring. Every armchair detective keeps insisting that she was either crazy, or tripping balls.
Movie studios make films about real people all the time, but theres always been something uniquely gross about the desire to adapt the death of elisa lam into a horror movie. As you can see from the surveillance footage, elisa was acting strangely. Cecil hotel all but abandoned by shortterm guests even as water tests ok. Lam went missing one month prior and her body was only discovered after guests at the hotel complained that the water had an odd taste to it. In competitive bidding, sony pictures and matt tolmach productions has acquired the bringing, a horror spec script written by brandon and phillip murphy and based on an actual place and. This film aims to tell a more humanised story of the intelligent and passionate young woman who sadly lost her life. Black dahlia is the nickname given to elizabeth short, a woman who was the victim of a gruesome murder in 1947 one that. The latest incident involves elisa lam, a woman who was found dead in a water tank on the hotels roof. Her strange behavior was captured in elevator cameras ahead of her death. Mar 04, 2014 sony pictures entertainment will make a horror film centered on the mysterious death of canadian tourist elisa lam, whose body was found inside a water tank at downtowns cecil hotel. The mysterious case of elisa lam the vigilant citizen. They ignore the fact that the cecil hotel has been the setting for various murderssuicides. Elisa lam, 21, was found dead in a water tank on the roof of the cecil hotel in february 20. In 22 years plus of doing this job as a news reporter, this is one of those cases that kinda sticks with me because we know the who, what, when, where.
Much has been made of the fact that the object of her attention doesnt show up on the tape. Last week, the bringing a movie based on the many strange occurrences of the cecil hotel was announced. In february of last year, the nude body of 21yearold canadian student elisa lam was found inside one of the hotels water supply tanks, located on the roof. The body of elisa lam, also known by her cantonese name, lam ho yi a canadian student at. Nov 28, 2019 elisa lam, 21, was found dead in a water tank on the roof of the cecil hotel in february 20. Sony buys horror movie script based on elisa lams death ctv news. New details in unsolved water tank death of elisa lam daily. Oct 21, 20 the story of elisa lam is eerily similar to the 2005 horror movie dark water.
As a result the mysterious death of elisa lam has turned into something of an internet meme, with some sensationally describing it as the most mysterious case of the 21st century. A cinematic exploration of the most mysterious case of the 21st century. A documentary about elisa lam, the movie dark water. New details in unsolved water tank death of elisa lam. Jeremy lovering is in negotiations to direct the horror tale the bringing for sony pictures, a project that nicolas winding refn drive, only god forgives was previously circling. At first, david fincher was going to direct, now its in hands of director david lowery and will be based on the graphic novel by brian michael bendis and marc adreyko.
The film, dubbed a supernatural thriller based on true events, follows a private investigator who uncovers the dark supernatural history of. But by the time the internet was done with her, elisa lam had become a macabre celebrity, a conspiracy. She was some kind of production assistant on dark water and she had some kind of hand in the naming of the lamelisa tests. Sony pictures entertainment will make a horror film centered on the mysterious death of canadian tourist elisa lam, whose body was found inside a water tank at downtowns cecil hotel. Dahlia, the main protagonist of the movie moves into an apartment building with her young daughter cecilia. To this day, nobody knows how she died or how her body got there. New elisa lam documentary seeks to reopen controversial case. Film home wwe tv gaming comics ufc music sport offbeat quizzes community write for us careers comps. Ap this still image taken from a security video was released on feb. The cecil hotel has been the basis for plenty of stories over the years. Sony developing film based on one punch man manga series. Lipoarabinomannan lam enzymelinked immunosorbent assay. Elisa lam was a timetravelling prankster, who planned her own death and then interceded at certain points earlier in the timeline in order to mess with our heads.
Disgust at plan to turn elisa lams water tank death into. Cecil hotel haunted elisa lam elevator footage reaction. Mar 04, 2014 a supernatural thriller supposedly based on the death of chinese canadian student elisa lam, who drowned in a hotels water tank, is drawing a horrified reaction even before it is made. Aug 07, 2007 lipoarabinomannan lam enzymelinked immunosorbent assay elisa in diagnostics of childhood tuberculosis tb the safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. The spec is based on the story of elisa lam, the woman found dead in a water tank at the cecil hotel. New details of elisa lam s mysterious death at the cecil hotel in 20 have emerged, including how a. Sony developing horror film based on the mystery of elisa lam. New details of elisa lams mysterious death at the cecil hotel in. Disgust at plan to turn elisa lams water tank death into horror movie. Two new films are trying to cash in on the ubc student found in the. In the meantime, apart from news about this lawsuit, we are still wondering about what happened to elisa. Ive searched previous threads on reddit regarding the death of elisa lam at the cecil hotel. People keep trying to make movies about elisa lams mysterious. Nicolas winding refn was set to direct a movie based on lams story called the bringing, but he dropped out in 2014.
Video sony pictures to make horror movie based on l. Well i just learned of another film being based on the lam case called the elevator game. Nicolas winding refn is in talks to direct a horror film based on the mysterious death of vancouver woman elisa lam. The body of elisa lam, also known by her cantonese name, lam ho yi. People are still trying to make a horror movie about elisa lam. But by the time the internet was done with her, elisa lam had. Aug 22, 2014 the film is reportedly based on the death of elisa lam at the cecil hotel and involves a man investigating the death and the nightmare he stumbles into. A supernatural thriller supposedly based on the death of chinese canadian student elisa lam, who drowned in a hotels water tank, is drawing. Elisa lam movie the bringing may be directed by nicolas. It was acquired by sony pictures and matt tolmach productions. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Other editors have been quick in responding to concerns raised, and there is no consensus that the article includes original research in its current form.
Feb 17, 2017 many of these sources make a great deal out of the elisa lam elevator video, particularly the last few seconds when elisa can be seen speaking and gesturing to someone or something that cant be seen on the footage. A supernatural thriller supposedly based on the death of chinese canadian student elisa lam, who drowned in a hotels water tank, is drawing a horrified reaction even before it is made. The article otherwise fits the six good article criteria and will be kept. A film based on the cleveland torso murder case season 3, episode 3 has been on the works for years. Lovering previously directed in fear, an irish psychological film that debuted at the 20 sundance film festival. Mysterious death of elisa lam inspires sony pictures film project. Trying to open peoples eyes and minds about elisa lam. In mainland china, director liu hao announced a year after lams death that he would be making a film based on it. The circumstances of lams death have been compared to plot elements in the 2005 horror film dark water. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The cecil hotel it started out as a routine missing persons case. Before you end up watching another based on a true story horror movie, check out our list of creepy unsolved mysteries and ghostly rumors.
The project is based on a screenplay by brandon and phillip murphy titled the bringing. The project was inspired by a woman named elisa lam, who was found dead in 20 in a water tank on the roof of the cecil hotel. Feb, 20 video of missing canadian elisa lam, via the lapd. However, the following video proves that there may be a paranormal hand that pushed her to her death. Mar 04, 2014 the cecil hotel where elisa lam \s body was found. To elisa s family and friends, we can only hope the grief has. County department of coroner ruled the death accidental due to drowning and said no traces of drugs or alcohol were found during the autopsy. Steven and gloria cott file classaction lawsuit against cecil hotel in l.