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Sundance ’11: Kevin Smith Purchases ‘Red State’ for $20, Road Show Dates!
Updated with theatrical road show dates inside. Some interesting news out of the Sundance Film Festival world premiere of Kevin Smith’s Red State, his political horror film that follows a group of kids who encounter a crazed preacher who gives a whole new meaning to the term “extreme fundamentalism.” After kick-starting the screening with the widely publicized double protest, the screening was set to end with a live auction straight from the Eccles theater in Park City, Utah. In a shocker(?) Kevin Smith bought his own movie for $20 and will release it solo via his Smodcast Pictures Banner on October 19. Leading up to the release, Smith will take the pic on a road tour this coming March. As much as Smith turns my stomach these days, I have to say this is a quite impressive plan of action where he’s made a film FOR his fans that he’ll bring directly to them. Know your audience and cater to them. While this is nothing new per se (Repo! The Genetic Opera), could the man who began his career with the indie Clerks be the one to put a fresh spin on the old-school indie scene? This could prove to be quite interesting.Click the image for more details:
Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day, Freaky) is staying busy here in 2024, directing not only the werewolf movie Big Bad but also an upcoming thriller titled Drop.
The project for Blumhouse and Platinum Dunes is being described as a “fast-paced thriller,” and Deadline reports today that Violett Beane (Truth or Dare) has joined the cast.
Newcomer Jacob Robinson has also signed on to star in the mysterious thriller. Previously announced, Meghann Fahy (“White Lotus”) will be leading the cast.
Landon recently teased on Twitter, “This is my love letter to DePalma.”
Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach wrote the script.
Michael Bay, Jason Blum, Brad Fuller and Cameron Fuller — “who brought the script in to Platinum Dunes” — are producing the upcoming Drop. Sam Lerner is an executive producer.
THR notes, “The film is a Platinum Dunes and Blumhouse production for Universal.”
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