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[San Diego Comic-Con ’12] Interview With ‘ColdWater’ And ‘The Hills Run Red’ Director David Parker
The Hills Run Red Director David Parker returns to San Diego Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 12th at 6:15PM PT with a new first look at his horror/thriller independent motion picture ColdWater. Parker joins up and comer star Ivan Djurovic and co-star James Duval in HALL H, as part of the Virtual Drive-In panel.
The panel will include an exclusive first look at two scenes from the highly anticipated thriller, in addition to the theatrical trailer. We recently caught up with Parker to talk about the differences between ColdWater and The Hills Run Red along with what we ca expect at the presentation in Hall H.
“‘Coldwater’ is about Andre (Djurovic), who is recovering from a recent accident, agrees to help his friend Robert (Rick Irwin) by taking over a house-sitting job at an unusual home nestled in the heart of Coldwater Canyon. As the day turns into night, Andre faces strange occurrences that lead him to believe he is not there alone, and someone or something is watching him.”
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So are you ready for Comic-Con?
Yeah it’s kind of a mad dash to get some last minute stuff done before then. Little things here and there.
The Hills Run Red was a much gorier slasher film than ColdWater. Did you want to shift away from that on purpose?
It was a conscious choice between me and my partner on the film. We wanted to build more tension and suspense. I feel like that aspect of Hills could have been stronger. We’re not completely dry of blood and guts though!
And what are you showing at the Con?
We’re going to show the trailer that’s online now. It’s altered a little bit. We’re showing that and then two scenes. One that features Ivan Djurovic and James Duval and another one that exemplifies the ideas of suspense and tension we’re working with. We found a scene that will really freak people out.
Any onset scares in the house you were shooting in?
It’s a very creepy multi-layered house. The house really becomes a character in the movie. But the fact that we were there… the normal sh*t happened while we were shooting it. We would try to scare the actors.
What about this movie do you think will grab the people in Hall H?
I think the fact that it’s scary. The movie knows what it is and it’ll be interesting to see how the audience interprets it. We want to give them a good scare. It has its own shooting style and it takes you on a journey. I think with all of the big films playing that hall, we’re something different. We’re not a big superhero movie. We also don’t telegraph what’s happening – you don’t know where this is going.
A gnarly infection threatens to claw its way out of a moving camper in the first trailer for Shudder’s claustrophobic Hellcat.
The feature debut of writer/editor/director Brock Bodell, who previously edited the Fantasia title Ultrasound, makes its debut on Shudder on August 14.
In Hellcat, “Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid?”
Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) leads the cast that also includes Todd Terry (“Breaking Bad”), Liz Atwater (The Other People), Jordan Mullins (The Bikeriders), and James Austin Johnson (“Saturday Night Live”) in a voice role. Bodell also produces alongside Andrew Duensing and Nate Eggert.
Hellcat made its world premiere last summer at Fantasia. I wrote in my review, “Hellcat is a bit of a Trojan horror that defies easy classification, by design. Bodell’s sneaky debut feature is occasionally too sparse in its worldbuilding in its bid to preserve the mystery, but not enough to detract from the thrilling road thriller that transforms into a completely left-field type of horror we don’t get nearly enough of. The stripped-down tribute to a classic horror staple catches you off guard in more ways than one, marking Bodell as one to watch.”
In other words, there’s a lot more than meets the eye to Hellcat‘s simple infection setup, delivering plenty of surprises along its bumpy road of horrors.
Check out the trailer and poster below and add Hellcat to your watchlists asap.
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