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‘The Carrier’ Takes Off at AFM (Images)
Hot off the back of its premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London last month, Altitude Film Entertainment have licensed the UK distribution rights to the high-concept, sci-fi action feature The Carrier from international sales agent Evolutionary Films.
The Carrier is about eight survivors who escape to the skies in a badly damaged commercial jet to avoid a pandemic that is ravaging the earth.
Nowhere is safe on the ground, but things also start to go wrong in the air when they discover that one of them is infected. How long can they stay airborne? And more importantly what will be waiting for them when they land?
The Carrier is the second film from emerging genre director Anthony Woodley, and is a smart outbreak feature in the tradition of films such as 28 Days Later, Outbreak and Contagion.
As well as The Carrier, Evolutionary Films is also representing a strong line-up of ready to deliver titles at their booth at AFM, along with their exciting slate of production and development projects for 2016.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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