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Horror Wizard Javier Botet to Haunt ‘The Mummy’ and Stephen King’s ‘It’
While I absolutely adore Doug Jones and everything he’s done to bring mystical and fascinating creatures to life, I’m thrilled that someone else is getting recognition for the same thing. That someone else is none other than Javier Botet, who our own John Squires wrote about just last week. Jones has brought a lot of wonder and magic to the screen but more importantly he created a fascination with the people who do such work, which is why it’s so important to keep that attention going and appreciate Botet and the terror he’s brought to the horror genre.
For example, we already know that he was the titular creature in Andy Muschietti’s Mama and was recently the “Crooked Man” in The Conjuring 2. He was featured in Crimson Peak, “The Strain”, Witching & Bitching, and the first thre [Rec] films.
But did you know that Botet has been locked down to appear in both Universal’s upcoming remake of The Mummy as well as working once again with Muschietti in the film adaptation of Stephen King’s It? Neither role has been made clear but knowing the strengths of Botet, I’m sure we’ll be seeing some truly eerie and sinister creatures in both films.
If we were to speculate, then I don’t think it’d be out of the realm of possibility for Botet to play a decrepit version of The Mummy, much like the lack-of-skin one we saw Arnold Vosloo portray in 1999. As for It, maybe we’ll be seeing a spindly, twisted version of Pennywise? Or perhaps Botet will portray the mutated spider in the climactic scene?
No matter what, Botet is going to add his own special flavor to both movies and I can’t wait to see his performance.
In case you haven’t noticed, the public domain status of beloved icons like Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella and Mickey Mouse has been wreaking havoc on the horror genre in the past couple years, with filmmakers itching to get their hands on the characters and put them into twisted situations. In the wake of two Winnie the Pooh slashers, well, Pooh is about to battle Mickey.
It’s not from the same team behind the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films, to be clear, but Deadline reports that Glen Douglas Packard (Pitchfork) will direct the horror movie Mickey vs. Winnie for Untouchables Entertainment and the website iHorror.
Deadline details, “The film follows two convicts in the 1920s who escape into a cursed forest only to be dragged and consumed into the depths of the dark forest’s muddy heart.
“A century later, a group of thrill-seeking friends unknowingly venture into the same woods. Their Airbnb getaway takes a horrifying turn when the convicts mutate into twisted versions of childhood icons Mickey Mouse & Winnie-The-Pooh, and emerge to terrorize them. A night of violence and gore erupts, as the group of friends battle against their now monstrous beloved childhood characters and fight to break free from the forest’s grip.
“In a horrific spectacle, Mickey and Winnie clash, painting the woods in a gruesome tableau of blood—a chilling testament to the curse’s insidious power.”
Glen Douglas Packard wrote the screenplay that he’ll be directing.
“Horror fans call for the thrill of witnessing icons like the new Aliens and Avengers sharing the screen. While licensing nightmares make such crossovers rare, Mickey vs. Winnie serves as our tribute to that thrilling fantasy,” Packard said in a statement this week.
Producer Anthony Pernicka from iHorror previews, “We’re thrilled to unveil this unique take to horror fans. The Mickey Mouse featured in our film is unlike any iteration audiences have encountered before. Our portrayal doesn’t involve characters donning basic masks. Instead, we present deeply transformed, live-action horror renditions of these iconic figures, weaving together elements of innocence and malevolence. After experiencing the intense scenes we’ve crafted, you’ll never look at Mickey the same way again.”
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