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‘Woman’ Producer Tackles Alcoholic’s ‘Black Butterflies’
Bloody Disgusting got first word that Avenet Images is starting production this summer on its latest horror film, Black Butterflies.
Written and directed by Brian Avenet-Bradley (Dark Remains), produced by Laurence Avenet-Bradley and executive produced by Andrew van den Houten (Jack Ketchum’s The Girl Next Door, The Woman), The film focuses on Allex, a grieving alcoholic who finds his life turned into a nightmare when a Stranger decides to “help” him in very unorthodox ways.”
The lead will be played by Gary Cairns (Mad World, Hero Wanted), with the Stranger by Brad Dourif (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Child’s Play). Additional cast includes Nick Nicotera (American Pie: Beta House, MTV’s “Wild ‘N Out”), Sienna Farall (“True Blood”) and Jennifer Blanc (The Victim, The Divide).
“‘Black Butterflies’ is totally fresh and unique. It carries a lot more weight and purpose than so many genre films getting made these days. I’m thrilled to be working with such edgy filmmakers like Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley,” said executive producer Andrew van den Houten.
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R-Rated ‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe’ Director’s Cut Gets New Title and Streaming Premiere Date
After a slight delay, Disney has finally announced a new streaming date for the R-Rated director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe. According to Gizmodo, it’ll also come with a new title.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn begins streaming on Hulu on August 14.
The new cut was first teased in an interview with director Chris Carter on the Fail Better With David Duchovny podcast from last year, where he teased a much scarier movie he intended.
“Now I have a chance to go back and make the scary movie that I always intended to make,” Carter explained last year. “It’s not just doing a Director’s Cut to do a Director’s Cut. It’s really kind of bringing to life something that for me was on the page and never got to the screen.“
The director’s cut of the film was initially set to arrive on Disney+ in June, but quietly disappeared from the schedule without a word. Polygon reported the delay was “due to some last-minute adjustments being made to the film.”
The release’s new “Vrach Frankenshteyn” title certainly suggests those adjustments have been made, likely referring to a Frankensteining of bonus footage.
In the film, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) have been out of the FBI for several years, with Mulder living in isolation and Scully having become a doctor at a Catholic hospital, where she has formed a bond with a critically ill child patient.
When an FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped, and a former Catholic priest who has been convicted of pedophilia claims to be experiencing psychic visions of the endangered agent, Scully is asked to bring Mulder back to the bureau to consult on the case because of his work with psychics.
The brand new R-rated cut will “faithfully restore the filmmaker’s original vision.”
Look for it on Hulu next month.