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The Butcher Brothers Sit Back and Enjoy a ‘Black Sunset’

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The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores) are officially horror hot as not only will their bloody mind-bender The Violent Kind premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, but the directors of The Hamiltons are gearing up for a Black Sunset, a film described as “a gory, betrayal-filled nightmare”. Read on for the skinny and read out interview with the Butcher Brothers here.
The Butcher BrothersCynthia Stafford and her Queen Nefertari Prods. are cozying up to the Butcher Bros.

The pulpy low-budget auteurs — actual names: Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores — have written and will direct the psychological horror feature “Black Sunset” for Queen Nefertari, which will package and finance. Altieri and Flores are about to let loose their latest horror exploitation effort, “The Violent Kind,” at the Sundance Film Festival, which will premiere the film Monday as part of the genre-focused Park City at Midnight section.

“Sunset” will follow seven friends on a surf trip to Mexico that turns into something that these jaunts often tend to in horror films: a gory, betrayal-filled nightmare. In “Violent Kind,” second-generation outlaw bikers retire to a secluded cabin to party only to end up on a drug-and-death bender.

Jeremy Platt and Andy Gould will produce “Black Sunset,” which is scheduled to start production in the summer. Stafford and Queen Nefertari execs Lanre Idewu and Jeff Kalligheri will be executive producers on the project.

The project immediately piqued my interest as soon as we read the screenplay,” said Stafford, Queen Nefertari CEO. “Our goal is to build a strong slate of commercially viable feature films written and directed by smart filmmakers, and we look forward to embarking on this journey with two of the most talked about directors at Sundance.

The Butchers, repped by Gersh and Spectacle Entertainment Group, also wrote and directed the 2006 After Dark Films release “The Hamiltons.”

Queen Nefertari, which works from a $30 million film fund repped by Gersh’s Jay Cohen, has several other projects in development: the Hollywood Farms comedy “Adrenaline,” the Hyde Park drama “Risen” and the Media 8 supernatural thriller “Undying.” The company produced the indie films “Polish Bar” and “The Gathering.”

Horror movie fanatic who co-founded Bloody Disgusting in 2001. Producer on Southbound, V/H/S/2/3/94, SiREN, Under the Bed, and A Horrible Way to Die. Chicago-based. Horror, pizza and basketball connoisseur. Taco Bell daily. Franchise favs: Hellraiser, Child's Play, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, Scream and Friday the 13th. Horror 365 days a year.

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Don Mancini in the “Early Stages” of Working On a New “Chucky” Movie!

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Everyone’s favorite killer doll is headed back to the small screen with “Chucky” Season 3: Part 2 on April 10, but are any further movies being planned at this time?

Created by Don Mancini, the “Chucky” television series remarkably plays around with existing elements from all previous films without disregarding ANYTHING from the past. From the original Child’s Play to sequels including Child’s Play 2, Bride of Chucky and even Seed of Chucky, it’s all one cohesive timeline that Mancini remains deeply committed to.

Of course, the most recent film in the Child’s Play franchise was the 2019 remake, to date the only movie in the saga that’s NOT part of Mancini’s vision. Is Mancini’s original incarnation going to spend his final days on TV, while another Chucky will be featured in the movies? It’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves for the last few years, and we may now have an answer.

Speaking with the Scream Dreams Podcast this week, Mancini revealed that he’s in the early stages of development on a potential new installment in the original Chucky film franchise!

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CHUCKY — “Jennifer’s Body” Episode 303 — Pictured in this screengrab: Chucky — (Photo by: SYFY)

“Like anyone in this business, I want to do more things. At this point though if it’s only Chucky I’m totally cool with that,” Mancini explains. “I have other things I want to do. I’m working on a new pilot. I’m also, actually, in the early stages of working on a new Chucky movie.”

Mancini adds, “At this point, my goal is just to keep working.”

Outside of the aforementioned Child’s Play remake, there are to date seven installments in the franchise, with Cult of Chucky (2017) being the original franchise’s most recent film.

For now, Chucky remains a small screen icon. Don’t miss the premiere of Season 3: Part 2 on both USA and SYFY on April 10, with new episodes hitting Peacock the day after they air.

You can watch Don Mancini’s full chat with Scream Dreams below.

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