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Fresh Details on That ‘Dances With Werewolves’ Flick
Those of us who spent the duration of Dances With Wolves hoping Kevin Costner would get torn apart by wolves may get their wish. Well, kind of. Ariane Entertainment CEO Rene Robinson announced the company has green lit a new horror film titled Dances With Werewolves. It will tell the story of American Civil War POW’s who fight for their lives against the terrifying transformative powers of Native American warriors.
The period horror flick is set to start filming in Louisiana in January and has a $10 million dollar budget. Chad Ferrin (Someone’s Knocking at the Door, Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!) will direct and the cast has yet to be announced. SFX Studio (Underworld, Alien Trespass) will be in charge of bringing the werewolves to life and Crest Digital (Titanic, The Matrix) will handle post-production.
Dances With Werewolves is part of a two picture deal with US company Ariane Entertainment and Australian house Galloping Illusions. The second film – Thomas Edison Demon Hunter – sounds barely a lawsuit away from Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and will be shot in Julynext year for a late 2012 release. The action/horror film follows rival inventors Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla who join forces to stop evil mastermind Aleister Crowley from creating Hell on Earth.
Galloping Illusions’ Carlos Alperin and Roham Ghodsi will produce both features, with Robinson as executive producer.
The Wayans are out to cancel the Cancel Culture with Scary Movie, and the cast assures it will do just that.
“They sort of have an across-the-board style,” Anna Faris tells EW. “It’s always been a part of the Wayans Brothers, their electricity. ‘Can we offend you? Will you still love us? Come on, you still love us, don’t you?'”
Regina Hall concurs, promising the “boundary-pushing” sixth installment in the horror parody franchise will “offend everyone.”
EW has shared a batch of behind-the-scenes images from Scary Movie, which hits theaters June 5 via Paramount.
Faris and Hall are joined by fellow franchise favorites Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, and Jon Abrahams in the legacy sequel.
The ensemble includes Damon Wayans Jr., Gregg Wayans, Kim Wayans, Benny Zielke, Cameron Scott Roberts, Heidi Gardner, Olivia Rose Keegan, Ruby Snowber, Savannah Lee Nassif, Sydney Park, Kenan Thompson, and Felissa Rose.
Michael Tiddes (A Haunted House) directs from a script by Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, original Scary Movie director Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans (Scary Movie 2), and Rick Alvarez (A Haunted House).
The film will slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every “final chapter” that absolutely isn’t final.
Scary Movie launched in 2000, followed by Scary Movie 2 in 2001. The Wayans’ involvement ended there, but the series continued with 2003’s Scary Movie 3, 2006’s Scary Movie 4, and 2013’s Scary Movie 5.
Regina Hall & Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans & Regina Hall on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Michael Tiddes & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Marlon Wayans on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
Regina Hall & Anna Faris on the set of ‘Scary Movie.’ Credit: Paramount Pictures.
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