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‘Elm Street’ Writer Reveals ‘Inhuman’ Anime/Live-Action Genre Film!
On the heels of A Nightmare on Elm Street arriving in theaters, writer Eric Heisserer not only has his vision of The Thing coming to life, but he’s also penning the fifth Final Destination film for New Line Cinema. We caught up with the up-and-coming genre writer who reveals to Bloody Disgusting TWO new projects that he’s been hard at work on. Read on for the details.INHUMAN:
“[This is a] script in development limbo over at Fox,” Heisserer tells Bloody Disgusting. “Set in Tokyo, it’s about an American FBI profiler on loan, after a killer who seems to be staging his kills exactly like pages from a monster manga. But the profiler discovers that the kills have been happening before the manga is even published, and the evidence on the scenes start to point to one answer: This is a real monster doing the killing.” He continues, “What made it high-concept enough for Fox was the way it switched between anime and live-action. When you’re in the killer’s/mosnter’s POV, the world is anime.”
That worked well in Kill Bill. I’d be excited to see a full film with that mix.
Hideo Nakata (Ringu, The Ring Two) has been tapped to direct.
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“This was originally called The Dionaea House, picked up back in 2005 by Warners with Heyday producing,” Heisserer explains. “Based on the online epistolary story I wrote, http://www.dionaea-house.com. We were two weeks from shooting when Warners pulled the plug on it. Eventually I learned it was because ATL was the same budget and bombed, and someone at Warners was worried a horror movie would fare just as poorly. Either way, that script got me a lot of meetings, including the one for Nightmare. Currently it’s dead, but every now and then someone considers resurrecting it.”
Peter Cornwell (The Haunting in Connecticut) will be directing.
Just three years after Evil Dead Rise set the box office on fire with a $147 million worldwide haul, Evil Dead Burn was unleashed into theaters this past weekend. Unfortunately, the opening weekend for Evil Dead Burn wasn’t quite as strong as the debut for its predecessor.
Evil Dead Burn debuted in 3,004 theaters across North America and scared up $13.7 million in its domestic debut, about $10 million less than Evil Dead Rise‘s $24.5 million opening.
Worldwide, Evil Dead Burn debuted with $25 million. Given the film’s production budget was somewhere in the ballpark of $20 million, all is certainly not lost for Evil Dead Burn. That said, Warner Bros. and New Line no doubt hoped that Burn would top or at least match the domestic opening of Rise, but instead we’re looking at a case of diminishing franchise returns.
The good news for fans? Next installment Evil Dead Wrath has already wrapped production for expected release in 2028, so there’s no danger of the franchise ending with Evil Dead Burn.
Evil Dead Wrath from director Francis Galluppi (The Last Stop in Yuma County) is currently set for theatrical release on April 7, 2028, though that could change in the coming months.
Will the Evil Dead franchise be taking a break after Evil Dead Wrath? That all depends on how Wrath performs at the box office. But for what it’s worth, the post-credits scene at the end of Evil Dead Burn suggests that the franchise’s creators are hopeful for a bright future ahead.
The critical reception for Evil Dead Burn was a bit less positive than the reception to Evil Dead Rise, with Rise hitting 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and Burn currently sitting at 71%. It’s interesting to note, however, that the “Popcornmeter” on Rotten Tomatoes is a bit higher for Burn than it was for Rise, with Burn‘s currently at 80% and Rise‘s sitting a tad lower at 76%.
The site’s “Popcornmeter” scores are decided by users, rather than verified movie critics.
Which do you prefer? Evil Dead Rise or Evil Dead Burn? Sound off below.
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