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‘Slayer’ Seeks to Annihilate Demonic Knights
Hitman: Agent 47 producer Adrian Askarieh and indie producer Giulio Marantonio have optioned Slayer, a spec script by newcomer Joel Dorland, writes THR.
The plot is pretty metal, centering on a simple fisherman who, when his wife is kidnapped and his village slaughtered, trains for 20 years to become the greatest warrior alive in order to wreak vengeance on the four demonic knights responsible.
The script was featured on the Blacklist script website in fall 2016 and described as Gladiator by way of Quentin Tarantino (it most definitely sounds like it’s inspired by Kill Bill).
The producers are developing the project not just as a movie, but also holistically in an attempt to deepen its roots and maybe kick-start a viable brand in the process, add the site. They have engaged Tim Daniel and artist Christian DiBari to make a one-shot graphic novel that they hope to publish as well as send off with the script to financiers when the time comes. They are also packaging it with a yet-to-be-announced filmmaker.
Daniel is currently writing “Atoll” and “Fissure” for Vault Comics, and may be best known as the writer and co-creator of “Enormous”. DiBari is a horror artist who is drawing “Magdalena”, an upcoming title from Image Comics.
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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson
Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.
Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.
Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.
Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.
Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”
“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”
The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.
“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”
Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.
Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.
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