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‘Timecrimes’ Director Talks Nudity, Violence and Remakes!
Arriving in limited theaters December 12th as part of Magnet’s “Six Shooter Series” is Nacho Vigalondo’s Spanish time travel thriller Timecrimes, which follows a man accidentally who gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences. Beyond the break you can read our exclusive interview with director Nacho Vigalondo who chats about time travel, nudity, sequels and remakes (woh, that’s a lot!)… and did Mr. Disgusting inspire an entire movie?!
TIMECRIMES is a twisted tale of time travel when a man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences. We spoke to writer/director Nacho Vigalondo about the complicated plot and story elements and makes some interesting comparisons.
“I love to think of this film as a mixture of PSYCHO and 12 MONKEYS, says Vigalondo. “At the beginning (of writing this script) I wanted to make a mathematical exercise in which one character and one location would all happen in real time. But it ultimately felt like a masturbation, like showing the world how I can do a mathematical equations. But in the fifth draft of the script, the naked girl arrived. In that moment I really felt that the movie took form. When you have math mathematical elements and tits you have everything,” he jokes, “with blood and violence and tits and math you have a perfect film!
A crime scene leads to horror in The Cycle, the latest from director Jordan Downey ( The Head Hunter, V/H/S/Beyond), and our exclusive first look introduces lead Deborah Ann Woll (“Daredevil: Born Again“, Escape Room) as she investigates the darkly personal case.
The Cycle will debut exclusively on Shudder on October 23, 2026.
The logline reads, “When the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it’s up to his estranged daughter to unravel his dark past.“
Also starring in The Cycle is Jeffrey Donovan (“Burn Notice“, Villains).
Jordan Downey wrote the screenplay with Kevin Stewart (The Head Hunter).
“We are so excited about The Cycle; Jordan has crafted such an original story that is gonna excite audiences. For us he has the ability to be the next great genre filmmaker and we can’t wait to make the movie,” said James Harris of production company Tea Shop (Obsession, 47 Meters Down). Peter Heller also produces.
Deborah Ann Woll rose to fame as the feisty vampire Jessica Hamby in HBO’s “True Blood” before becoming a fan favorite as Karen Page in Marvel’s “Daredevil” series. While horror fans recognize her from Escape Room and its sequel, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, the versatile actress has captured gamers’ attention as Laufey, Kratos’ wife in God of War: Ragnarök. She’ll receive her solo spinoff game in the upcoming God of War: Laufey.
As for Jordan Downey, The Cycle will mark his long-awaited feature follow-up to the underseen gem, The Head Hunter, but the rising filmmaker also has sci-fi thriller Override on the way.
Stay tuned for more.