Guido Rud

Rud’s been making some serious waves lately, pushing boundaries in that sweet spot where Latin American cinema and Hollywood collide. Not even kidding, this guy’s got his fingerprints all over some of the most buzzed-about remakes happening right now. He’s the executive producer behind Universal Pictures’ fresh spin on Alejandro Amenabar’s iconic 2001 horror flick “The Others”—you know, the one that basically redefined haunted house movies for a whole generation. But Rud’s not stopping there. He’s also driving Paramount’s English-language remake of the Paraguayan thriller “Morgue,” teaming up with Eric Heisserer (yeah, the mastermind behind “Bird Box”), which is a power move if you ask anyone who’s been paying attention to the genre lately. Then there’s his involvement in the U.S. remake of “El Cuerpo” (“The Body”), that legendary 2012 Spanish thriller from Oriol Paulo. This one’s getting the royal treatment too, with Isaac Ezban—a standout Mexican director who brought us mind-benders like “The Incident” and “Parallel”—taking the reins. It’s actually wild seeing how Rud’s curating this pipeline of international hits, giving them a Hollywood makeover without losing the punch that made them cult favorites in the first place. The guy clearly knows his stuff and isn’t afraid to mix things up, which is honestly pretty rare in an industry that loves to play it safe. If you’re keeping tabs on the future of genre cinema, you kinda can’t ignore him right now.