Let Me In, an adaptation of the famous Swedish thriller Lat den Ratte Komma In, joins the multitude of vampire films coming to the big screen in 2010.
Cloverfield director Matt Reeves is currently shooting Overture Films’s Let Me In on location in New Meixico. The cast includes Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Road), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass) and Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor).
The film centers on a twelve-year-old loner Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee), who spends his days plotting revenge against his bullying classmates and his evenings mutually ignoring his bitterly divorcing parents by playing Rear Window.
During his spy sessions on the neighborhood, Owen meets Abby (Chloe Moretz), an eerily self-possessed and troubled girl. Even though Abby emerges only at night from her heavily curtained apartment, the two form a unique bond as fellow outcasts.
A string of grisly murders puts the town on high alert and strains the pair’s relationship as Abby’s father goes missing. Owen tries to help Abby but she continuously dismisses his efforts. Her behavior grows increasingly bizarre leading Owen to suspect she is hiding an unthinkable secret.
Let me In is based on the best-selling Swedish novel Lat den Ratte Komma In (Let the Right One In) by John Ajvide Lindqvist, and the highly-acclaimed film of the same name.
Let Me In will be in worldwide release October 1, 2010.
