Question: "When a Killer Calls" was released un 2006 to  coincide with the theatrical release of a remake directed by who?
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The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.  In spite of its selection to the prestigious festival, the films gains notoriety as being the lowest grossing US theatrical release of 2015.  It generated only US$74 from its one-week, one theater theatrical run.  The film is an adaptation of Alfred de Musset's 1836 autobiographical novel of the same name. When a Killer Calls is a 2006 direct-to-DVD horror film distributed by B movie company The Asylum.  The film was released in February 2006, to coincide with the theatrical release of the 2006 remake of "When a Stranger Calls", as both movies have near-identical plots. The Air Bud film series (also known as Air Buddies or Disney Buddies) is an American film franchise based on a sports-playing Golden Retriever named Buddy, portrayed by Air Buddy.  The franchise began in 1997 with the theatrical release of "Air Bud", followed by the theatrical release of "" in 1998.  The rest of the films in the series were released in direct-to-video form.  The "Air Buddies" or "Disney Buddies" spin-off series began in 2006 with the release of "Air Buddies" and it focuses on the adventures of Buddy's talking Golden Retriever puppies. Astro Boy: The Video Game is an action video game based on the 2009 CG animated film of the same name.  The game was originally released in Japan on October 8, 2009 for the PlayStation Portable to coincide with the Japanese theatrical release on October 10, 2009.  It was later released on the same system as a downloadable game in North America on October 14, 2009, but then received a retail version of it and a port to the PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and Wii which was released on October 20, 2009 to coincide with the North American theatrical release of the film on October 23, 2009.  It features the voices of Freddie Highmore and Kristen Bell, reprising their film roles. When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 American horror film directed by Simon West and written by Jake Wade Wall.  The film stars Camilla Belle, Brian Geraghty, Katie Cassidy and Clark Gregg.  Camilla Belle plays a babysitter who starts to receive threatening phone calls from an unidentified stranger, played by both Tommy Flanagan and Lance Henriksen.  The film is a remake of Fred Walton's 1979 horror film of the same name which became a cult classic for its legendary opening 20 minutes which this remake extended to a feature length film.
Answer: Simon West