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[Video Interview] AJ Bowen & Joe Swanberg Play Against Type in ‘The Sacrament’

Published

10 years ago

May 28, 2014

The Sacrament is really one of this year’s success stories for me (as you can see by my review). I think it’s the best work Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, V/H/S) has done to date and it also features a surprising performance from AJ Bowen (A Horrible Way To Die, You’re Next). He’s not playing the smarmy good natured villain here (he’s of course done other kinds of roles before – I’m just talking about some of his more well known parts), instead he’s positioned as the audience’s POV. His Sam is a fully rounded character, but he’s also our access point. We see what’s to like, and what’s not to like, about Eden Parish through his eyes.

Joe Swanberg (A Horrible Way To Die, You’re Next, Drinking Buddies) isn’t in the film as much since he’s operating the camera a good chunk of the time. But when he does appear, especially for an extended heroic turn near the end of the film, he’s also playing against type. He has a tendency to be cast as the jerk (which he’s great at), but here he proves equally adept at embodying someone more morally centered.

The Sacrament is now on iTunes and VOD platforms, with a limited theatrical run beginning on June 6.Check out my interview with these two below.

EvanDickson

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Daniel Roebuck Has Joined the Cast of ‘Terrifier 3’! [Exclusive]

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1 week ago

April 12, 2024

Alex DiVincenzo

Daniel Roebuck has been cast as Santa Claus in Terrifier 3, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively report.

Writer-director Damien Leone is currently wrapping production on the highly-anticipated sequel, in which Art the Clown unleashes chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

“I’ve been holding this secret for a long time!” Roebuck tells Bloody Disgusting. “I’ve been really excited about it. I’m actually entering into the movies that I watch. It’s extraordinary. This is Terrifier bigger, badder, best.”

Roebuck appears in Terrifier 3 alongside returning cast members David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Elliot Fullam, and AEW superstar Chris Jericho.

No stranger to iconic horror properties, Roebuck has squared off against Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween II, played The Count in Zombie’s The Munsters, succumbed to The Tall Man’s sphere in Phantasm: Ravager, and investigated death in Final Destination.

A distinguished character actor with over 250 credits, Roebuck has also appeared in The Devil’s Rejects, 3 from Hell, Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies at the End, The Fugitive, Lost, Agent Cody Banks, and The Man in the High Castle. Incidentally, he’s also playing Santa in the family drama Saint Nick of Bethlehem, due out later this year.

Terrifier 3 will be released in theaters nationwide later this year via Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting in conjunction with our partner on Terrifier 2, Iconic Events Releasing.

Terrifier 3 comes courtesy of Dark Age Cinema Productions. Phil Falcone Produces with Lisa Falcone acting as Executive Producer. Co-producers include Mike Leavy, Jason Leavy, George Steuber, and Steve Della Salla. Brad Miska, Brandon Hill, and Erick Opeka Executive Produce for Cineverse. Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor also Executive Produce.