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I’d Crowdsource Mark Borchardt’s ‘Scare Me’

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Last night Sundance had a very special screening of the infamous documentary, American Movie, which had filmmaker Chris Smith in attendance, as well as the subject of the doc, Mark Borchardt, who eventually finished his short film “Coven”.

I joined in the celebration from home by re-watching American Movie with fresh eyes, and found myself enamored with Borchardt’s passion for filmmaking. So many aspiring filmmakers “talk” about what they’re going to do, while Borchardt is someone who actually risked everything to pursue a seemingly impossible dream.

Doing some fresh research on the Wisconsin native, I learned that he’s allegedly hard at work on Scare Me, a feature about an alcoholic writer that’s been “casting” and/or “filming” since 2004. With a decade approaching, I’m wishing that Borchardt would utilize new technology and crowdsource his long-delayed feature, assuming he didn’t finish it yet – IMDB says that an April 1, 2014 release is planned, but I think that’s just a sick joke created by a user.

Personally, I would donate to his cause, and would be ecstatic to see him finally get a major feature completed with some real money. I can only hope that last night’s screening reinvigorated a fire within to get Scare Me back into production…

What are your thoughts on the matter?

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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson

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April 25, 2024

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Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.

Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.

Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.

Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.

Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”

“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”

The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.

“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”

Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.

Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.

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