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‘Meat Train’ Director Speaks About Film, Versus Follow-Up
Last night the Nuart theater in Los Angeles hosted a midnight screening of Lionsgate’s The Midnight Meat Train, which saw a special guest in the audience… director Ryuhei Kitamura, who talked with the audience about the film and the troubles in getting it released. You can read all about it inside, along with details on his plans for a VERSUS sequel!
At tonight’s sold out screening of Midnight Meat Train (which occurred, naturally, at midnight) at the NuArt in Los Angeles, director Ryuhei Kitamura revealed his desire to work with Clive Barker again.
Kitamura says that the film’s poor release (“courtesy” of Lionsgate) hasn’t burned his desire to make more films in America, and working with Barker again is something he is very much interested in.
When asked which story or stories he wanted to tackle, Kitamura said that they would be doing something original.
“I’ve done the BOOKS OF BLOOD,” he says, referring to the MEAT TRAIN short story, “I don’t want to repeat myself.”
Hopefully this will come sooner rather than later. In the meantime, Kitamura is returning to Japan to oversee an animated film he is producing, before starting work on a followup to his cult classic VERSUS. He explains that film will be like “what Evil Dead 2 was to Evil Dead 1,“, where it sort of combines elements of a remake and a sequel.
He also said that the enthusiastic and overflowing crowd (several people who failed to buy tickets in advance had to be turned away) gave him renewed energy. The crowd-pleasing film was a big hit with this audience, with several bouts of applause and cheering during key scenes (not to mention a resounding “BOOOOO!” when the Lionsgate logo appeared on screen).
Wouldn’t it be nice if crowds across the country got to have that experience? Oh well.
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the offiical poster for the brand new movie has been unleashed tonight.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the film’s theatrical release is set for this August, with a panel set for San Diego Comic-Con this month featuring the world premiere of the trailer.
While you wait, check out the official poster down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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