News in today from producers of the Tara Reid/Cloris Leachman starrer The Fields that production has just wrapped in Pennsylvania. The psychological thriller is said to be based on 'actual events that took place in a small Pennsylvania town in 1973.' We've also received word from Overture that filming has just begun on writer/director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) Let Me In, his remake of the critically acclaimed vampire import, Let the Right One In. More below.

Check out our exclusive interview with the producers of The Fields here.

From the official press release on The Fields wrapping production:

Principal photography has wrapped on our second feature film entitled The Fields.  Production spanned six weeks, throughout September and October, and was shot 100% on location in the Pocono Mountains region in Pennsylvania. 
 
The Fields  is a psychological thriller based on actual events that took place in a small Pennsylvania town in 1973. The film, written by Harrison Smith, tells the story of a young boy and his family who are terrorized by a menacing presence lurking in the cornfields surrounding their farmhouse.  The film stars Tara Reid, Academy Award Winner Cloris Leachman, Joshua Ormond, Bev Appleton, and Faust Checho. More at http://www.thefieldsmovie.com/

From the official Let Me In press release:

Principal photography began today on LET ME IN, writer/director Matt Reeves’ adaptation of Let the Right One In, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Reeves (Cloverfield) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road) and Chloe Moretz ((500) Days of Summer) were among those on-set as filming commenced on the Hammer Films production at Albuquerque Studios.  Filming will also take place in various other locations in New Mexico before returning to Albuquerque to wrap in January.

In the haunting and provocative LET ME IN, an alienated 12-year-old boy (Smit-McPhee) befriends a mysterious young newcomer (Moretz) in 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.

The filmmakers note 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.

“This project is very personal to Matt as it is to the many passionate fans of the original story,” said Simon Oakes, President and CEO of Hammer Films.  “The brilliance of that story deserves to be seen by audiences on a wide scale and we are excited that the pieces are in place to make that a reality.”

Updates to the cast list include Elias Koteas (Shutter Island) as the policeman, Cara Buono (“The Sopranos”) as Owen’s mother and Sasha Barrese (The Hangover) as “Virginia.” It was previously announced that Smit-McPhee and Moretz would play the leads “Owen” and “Abby” respectively and Oscar®-nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) would play the guardian of “Abby”.