Mirrors is a 2008
horror film directed by
Alexandre Aja, and stars
Kiefer Sutherland. The film was first titled
Into the Mirror, but the name was later changed to
Mirrors.
[citation needed] Filming began on May 1, 2007, and it was released in American theaters on August 15, 2008.
The film was originally scripted as a remake of the 2003
South Korean horror film
Into the Mirror which is rated PG. However, once Aja was brought on board and read the script, he was dissatisfied with the particulars of the original film's story. He decided to retain the original film's basic idea involving
mirrors, and to incorporate a few of its scenes, but otherwise crafted a new story and script for his version of the movie.
[1] Mirrors is the first Aja film to achieve an R rating without the need for scenes to be cut.