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Darren Lynn Bousman Reflects On Working With Static-X
Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed such horror films as Saw II through Saw 4 as well as Repo! The Genetic Opera and 11-11-11, has posted the story of how he came to direct the music video “So” for Static-X via his public Facebook page.
In his story, Bousman explains that this music video gig was his very first professional job and became the, “…doorway in to doing what I love.“
Bousman writes:
I was very sad to hear of the passing of Wayne Static from Static-X. For those of you who know my story, my VERY first professional directing job was a Static-X music video. At the time, I was a tape vault assistant at THE FIRM, a musical management company. I was sitting in a managers meeting helping them with AV when I heard from one of the managers that the director for the Static-X music video fell out, and they were unsure what to do. I raised my hand and said, “I’ll do it.” At this time, I had never directed ANYTHING… (outside of a couple of bad short films). The co-owner of The Firm laughed at me, then told me to meet him in his office after the meeting. There was a collective gasp from the room. I was SURELY being fired for talking out of place.
Instead, Jeff gave me Wayne’s number and said, I’ll give you a shot, call Wayne and figure it out.
One week later I was shooting the music video for “SO”.
As fate would have it, I would reconnect with Static-X a few years later for the SAW III soundtrack.
Wayne, I thank you for allowing me a doorway in to doing what I love.
My thoughts go to his friends, fans, and family.
Darren
The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.
The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”
The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.
Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).
The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.
As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.
Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
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