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Famous Filming Location Destroyed in Wildfire
This isn’t the normal kind of news we cover but we thought it deserved a bit of attention due to its connection to horror.
A wildfire that has been raging in Southern California has claimed over 20,000 acres and has destroyed the Sable Ranch in Santa Clarita. The site is a very popular filming location and has seen TV shows such as “24” and “The A-Team” shoot scenes there.
For horror fans, they might recognize the spot as the location of the 1980 cult slasher/horror Motel Hell, which starred Rory Calhoun and Nancy Parsons. According to IMDb, other notable titles that filmed there include “Supernatural”, The Devil’s Rejects, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Midnight Movie, and Pumpkinhead II.
The fire, which has been going since Friday, has taken one life. According to Deadline, investigators are labeling that person a “fire victim.
Two-time BAFTA winning filmmaker Joe Wright (Hanna, “Black Mirror“) is set to direct the feature adaptation of post-apocalyptic thriller novel, Juice, Deadline reports today.
Emmy winner Abi Morgan (Shame, “Eric”) will adapt Tim Winton‘s novel for Working Title Films.
In Juice, “A young husband and father is recruited into a top-secret resistance organization, to join the ranks of militia men tasked with targeting the isolated and wealthy culprits responsible for this global catastrophe. When a mission goes wrong, he finds himself on the run, having to fight to the end to survive in this hostile world.”
It’s set in a world ravaged by climate-change disaster.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled that Tim Winton has entrusted us with his extraordinary epic,” Wright told Deadline. “The story is both a thrilling modern family saga and an urgent call to action. I cannot wait for audiences to experience it on the big screen.”
Winton added, “I’m pleased to know a filmmaker of Joe Wright’s calibre has chosen to adapt Juice for the screen. His capacity to portray the turmoil and the turning points of nations and peoples as well as private individuals distinguishes his work as a director and I’m confident that Juice is in good hands.”
Juice was initially published in October 2024 and longlisted for The Climate Fiction Prize 2026.
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