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Amazon Acquires Fred Durst-directed Thriller ‘The Fanatic’?
Previously titled Moose, Bloody Disgusting is hearing exclusively that Amazon has acquired The Fanatic, an indie thriller directed by Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst. We don’t know the extent of the acquisition, but we’ll update you as soon as we know more. Expect it to be released this summer.
Principal photography took place in Alabama on the film starring John Travolta as a rabid movie fan obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar, played by Devon Sawa (who is best known among us horror fans as the star of Final Destination and Idle Hands, while others obsess over his appearance in Casper). As Moose’s obsession grows stronger, his fixation turns from stalking to the ambition of destroying the star’s life.
The story was allegedly inspired by a real-life fan who pursued Durst many years ago. The screenplay was written by Durst and Dave Bekerman.
Are you ready to go back?
After a record-breaking box office run and an extended cut re-release, A24 and director Kane Parsons’ Backrooms is heading home to Digital.
Backrooms will be available to rent or buy this Tuesday, July 14.
In the film, Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in Backrooms as the owner of Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire, who discovers a strange doorway in the basement of the furniture showroom. He sets out to explore the mysterious, liminal space, walking headfirst into a creepypasta nightmare.
Renate Reinsve (A Different Man) also stars in Backrooms.
Will Soodik wrote the screenplay.
I wrote in my review, “Backrooms is at once complex and sparse, but never repetitive. It might be set in 1990, but it effectively captures modern anxieties and isolation in a way that frequently makes your skin crawl. While the journey ultimately loses steam by its cryptic end, Parsons’ visual representation of the human psyche disturbs like no other.”
YouTube prodigy Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired video series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 million views to date.
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