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‘The Void’ Probably Isn’t Getting a Sequel But the Directors Do Have “All Sorts of Ideas”
One of the favorite movies of hardcore horror fans back in 2016 was Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie‘s The Void, which was essentially Hellraiser meets The Thing. Loaded with insane practical effects, it was a big hit with gore-hounds in particular, many of whom have been begging the duo for a sequel. And they do want to make one, though it may never happen.
Speaking with ComicBook.com, Kostanski talked the potential for The Void 2.
“Well, Jer and I have all sorts of ideas on what we could do with The Void, but it’s totally tethered to the producers and what they want to do. So, I feel like, at this time, the movie’s going to just enjoy its life as a one-off thing,” he told the site. “I mean, anything is possible in the future, but I think, for now, we’re just going to leave it at that. As the one film.”
In The Void…
Shortly after delivering a patient to an understaffed hospital, a police officer experiences strange and violent occurrences seemingly linked to a group of mysterious hooded figures.
Kostanski’s Leprechaun Returns is now available for digital rental.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s prog rock anthem Karn Evil 9 has inspired a dystopian sci-fi movie that’s now in development, Variety reports today.
What’s more is that it’s found its writer and director.
Isaac Ezban (Párvulos, Evil Eye) is attached to direct the script by Tim Hedrick (Avatar: The Last Airbender).
Per the official synopsis, “When Zak, a brilliant but troubled musical prodigy, is invited to perform at a major music festival simulcast in the world’s most popular video game, he is shocked to discover the game’s mysterious creator may be using him to promote a terrifying new technology. In a harrowing twist, our hero comes to believe that this technology may be of inestimable benefit to humanity, and he is hunted by ruthless, anti-technology mercenaries.”
Karn Evil 9 is being developed by Radar Pictures with the cooperation of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and the band’s management.
“This is, quite literally, a miracle of a movie and just the kind of movie I had always dreamt of directing: It’s both an original and a very epic piece of science fiction that deals with a relevant subject through a completely new lens,” Ezban said in a statement. “This is actually a story where AI might be our biggest ally, and the bad guys are … well, I won´t say more … Hedrick’s magnificent script feels very human, unique, fresh, unpredictable, gripping and deeply touching and beautiful all at the same time … Bringing this story to life with the incredibly gifted team of Radar Pictures is truly a dream come true.”
Ezban’s comments and the plot synopsis bring Disney’s Tron to mind, but with a more mature genre slant.
“I have been obsessed with this music ever since I spotted the iconic H.R. Giger album cover lurking in my cool older cousin’s vinyl collection,” Hedrick added in a statement. “‘Karn Evil 9’ predates ‘The Matrix’ and ‘The Terminator,’ but it anticipates both of those films, as well as our present moment of technological chaos. I can’t wait to explore this world.”
Stay tuned for more.
Emerson Lake & Palmer’s Brain Salad Surgery album cover
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