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‘2001 Maniacs’ Director Takes a Stab at Producing
Fresh from the Comic-Con preview of the sizzling hot horror anthology Chillerama, 2001 Maniacs and Driftwood director Tim Sullivan stopped by to introduce exclusive conceptual art from his next project, Hellions, a live-action ’80s horror throwback described as “a cross between ‘Halloween’ and ‘Juno’.”
Sullivan will serve as Executive Producer on the project, which will be helmed by longtime associate and co-producer, Gavin Heffernan. Written by Canadian screenwriter Pascal Trottier, “ ‘Hellions’ depicts a night of terror in the life of a seventeen-year-old girl who must defend herself from an onslaught of hellish creatures on Halloween night.” Project will be produced by Paul Lenart’s Storyteller Pictures, in conjunction with The Clubhouse, Sullivan’s newly-formed production company.
This will be the second project for The Clubhouse, the first being One For the Road, the Stephen King vampire short directed by Paul Ward, starring Reggie Bannister (Phantasm) and 2001 Maniacs alum Adam Robitel, with a score performed by Chris Alexander. Hellions is scheduled to begin production later this year.
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the offiical poster for the brand new movie has been unleashed tonight.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the film’s theatrical release is set for this August, with a panel set for San Diego Comic-Con this month featuring the world premiere of the trailer.
While you wait, check out the official poster down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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