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‘Brute 1976’ – Upcoming Horror Movie Pays Tribute to ‘Chain Saw Massacre’ and ‘Hills Have Eyes’
Marcel Walz (Blood Feast, That’s a Wrap) is channeling the spirit of 1970s classics with his next horror movie Brute 1976, and Deadline brings us details and a first look this morning.
From Neon Noir, the upcoming Brute 1976 is said to be a love letter to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes, with Joe Knetter (Twilight of the Dead) writing.
Deadline details, “Brute 1976 will begin with the story of Raquel and her girlfriend, whose car breaks down in the middle of nowhere as they travel to a photoshoot in the desert to celebrate Bicentennial unity. They stumble across an abandoned mine and explore it, while the photoshoot group replace her with make-up artist Sunshine and then find abandoned town Savage, which has a violent history but is the perfect place to take some photos.
“However, a family of masked psychopaths has claimed the town for themselves and are hell bent on it living up to its name.”
The cast includes Adriane McLean (Miracles of Christmas), Sarah French (Blind), Gigi Gustin (The Retaliators), Dazelle Yvette (Garden of Eden) and Adam Bucci (NCIS Los Angeles).
“I’ve always been a huge fan of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes, both the originals and remakes,” said Walz. “Brute 1976 was an amazing experience to shoot: It was hot, it was dirty and it was bloody. I’m sure the audience will feel that on screen.”
“Brute is our love letter to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, which I consider to be the greatest horror film of all time,” said Knetter. “Shooting in the desert provided many challenges but our cast and crew really delivered something special.”
Netflix is getting ready to welcome viewers back to Shadyside this year with brand new movie Fear Street: Prom Queen, but Fear Street series author R.L. Stine has revealed to THR that planning is underway on three more Fear Street movies.
“The writers are working,” Stine told the outlet. “So I’ve got my fingers crossed.”
Considering there are over 50 novels included in the original Fear Street series, there are a lot of stories to mine for feature adaptations. The author didn’t divulge any additional details, either, including whether the three new movies will be tied to Leigh Janiak’s trilogy or the upcoming Prom Queen, though it seems likely. We do know that Fear Street: Prom Queen will be nestled between the events of Fear Street: 1994 and Fear Street: 1978. Matt Palmer (Calibre) is directing the franchise’s upcoming fourth installment.
The Fear Street Trilogy was released as an epic summer movie event over three consecutive weeks in July 2021. The acclaimed films – Part 1: 1994, Part 2: 1978, and Part 3: 1666 – spent 12 collective weeks on the Netflix Top 10.
The surprise reveal that a new trio of Fear Street movies is in development arrives as Stine is doing press for the brand new season “Goosebumps: The Vanishing.” Stine amusingly broke down the difference between his Fear Street series, targeting an older teen demographic, versus the middle school-aged Goosebumps.
“The thing about Goosebumps is that no one ever dies. That’s the difference between Goosebumps and Fear Street [where] we kill off teenagers, right and left. We kill them all. Everyone loves it when you kill teenagers,” the author told THR.
The new season adapts Stay Out of the Basement, The Haunted Car, Monster Blood, The Girl Who Cried Monster, The Ghost Next Door, and Welcome To Camp Nightmare. As for the new Fear Street movies, which novels would you like to see adapted next?
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