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Behind-The-Scenes Photo From ‘The Dark Tower’ Emerges; New Casting!
Update: Waller’s access pass photo has been taken down. This is because studios don’t want images of access passes circulated publicly for fear that people will create fake ones.
The Stephen King book-to-film adaptation of The Dark Tower is known to be shooting soon in South Africa and it appears that some of the behind-the-scenes crew are already hard at work on the project, as evidenced by Instagram photos (some already removed) from Chad Waller, which can be seen below. The photo simply shows an access pass with Waller assigned to the “prosthetics” department.
Waller works for Organic Canvas, a South African-based practical FX company and from the looks of other projects he’s worked on (some photos below), he’s seriously talented at creating some horrific works of macabre art that horror fans will certainly appreciate!
Now, I know that it may seem like this photo doesn’t count as being newsworthy. However, having been on several movie sets, I know that everyone who is a part of a film is just as passionate, dedicated, and invested as the major names we always look at first, like the main stars or the director. Furthermore, us horror fans love practical FX, so if we get the chance to showcase someone who works in that field and puts out amazing quality content, then I’m happy to give them the spotlight for a little bit!
In addition, “Vikings” star Katheryn Winnick has joined the adaptation being directed by Nikolaj Arcel. She joins Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Jackie Earl Haley, and Abbey Lee with a release set for February 17, 2017.
Additionally, here’s a fun photo from Sonia Couto, who explains that the reason she was on set was because she was “tutoring”.
[H/T Birth.Movies.Death]
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‘Abigail’ on Track for a Better Opening Weekend Than Universal’s Previous Two Vampire Attempts
In the wake of Leigh Whannell’s Invisible Man back in 2020, Universal has been struggling to achieve further box office success with their Universal Monsters brand. Even in the early days of the pandemic, Invisible Man scared up $144 million at the worldwide box office, while last year’s Universal Monsters: Dracula movies The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Renfield didn’t even approach that number when you COMBINE their individual box office hauls.
The horror-comedy Renfield came along first in April 2023, ending its run with just $26 million. The period piece Last Voyage of the Demeter ended its own run with a mere $21 million.
But Universal is trying again with their ballerina vampire movie Abigail this weekend, the latest bloodbath directed by the filmmakers known as Radio Silence (Ready or Not, Scream).
Unlike Demeter and Renfield, the early reviews for Abigail are incredibly strong, with our own Meagan Navarro calling the film “savagely inventive in terms of its vampiric gore,” ultimately “offering a thrill ride with sharp, pointy teeth.” Read her full review here.
That early buzz – coupled with some excellent trailers – should drive Abigail to moderate box office success, the film already scaring up $1 million in Thursday previews last night. Variety notes that Abigail is currently on track to enjoy a $12 million – $15 million opening weekend, which would smash Renfield ($8 million) and Demeter’s ($6 million) opening weekends.
Working to Abigail‘s advantage is the film’s reported $28 million production budget, making it a more affordable box office bet for Universal than the two aforementioned movies.
Stay tuned for more box office reporting in the coming days.
In Abigail, “After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl.”
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