Movies
Shiver Director Plans Horrific Reality Show
Arriving later this year – and playing this weekend’s HorrorHound Weekend in Indiana – is Isidro Ortiz’s SHIVER, which was acquired by Dark Sky Films earlier this year. This afternoon Spanish website Aullidos caught wind of his next feature film project, which is an adaptation of Belgian author Amélie Nothomb’s SULPHURIC ACID. Click the link above to check out some concept art for the film, which could star Asia Argento. Inside you’ll find story details for the book.
Tired of traditional reality shows, the television audience wants blood, literally. One day, while out taking a walk in the Jardin des Plantes, Pannonique is piled into a cattle-truck. Suddenly, it seems, anyone can be picked up and hauled off to the studio without a moment’s notice. Set in an unspecified time, “Sulphuric Acid” tells the story of this reality TV death camp which has become the nation’s obsession – an amoral spectacle played out through the media – as we follow the shifting fortunes of Pannonique and her nemesis, the guard Zdena. A huge bestseller in her adopted France, it once again shows the unique voice and imagination of Amelie Nothomb.
The movie will take place on a ship, according to Aullidos.
From LAIKA (Coraline, ParaNorman), the stop-motion fantasy adventure Wildwood opens in theaters on October 23 via Fathom Entertainment, and a new poster has arrived.
Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings, Masters of the Universe) directs from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman, Masters of the Universe), based on the 2011 children’s novel written by The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy and illustrated by his wife, Carson Ellis.
In the upcoming Wildwood, “After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness—an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon.
“Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg, Prue navigates a world of talking animals, bandits, and powerful figures driven by grief and ambition.
“As the pair is drawn into a conflict threatening the balance of the forest itself, Prue must discover the strength and belief she never knew she possessed. If she hopes to save her brother and protect Wildwood’s fragile future, she will have to risk everything.”
The voice cast includes Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Richard E. Grant, Awkwafina, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Charlie Day, Blythe Danner, Arthur Knight, Maya Erskine, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Rob Delaney, Jemaine Clement, Marc Evan Jackson, Len Cariou, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Angela Bassett, and Mahershala Ali.
Described as “a sweeping adventure about love, sacrifice, and the magic that reveals itself when we dare to look beyond the familiar,” Wildwood is produced by Knight and Sam Wilson.
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