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Shudder Acquires Spanish Horror-Thriller ‘Vieja Loca’ from Producer J.A. Bayona
Shudder has acquired the rights to Vieja Loca — English translation: Crazy Old Lady — in North America, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, Deadline has learned.
In the Spanish-language horror-thriller, a man receives a desperate call from his ex-girlfriend to temporarily care for her senile mother. But the woman won’t let him leave, turning a simple task into a nightmare.
Carmen Maura (Volver, Witching & Bitching) and Daniel Hendler star.
Screenwriter Martín Mauregui makes his feature directorial debut, with filmmaker J.A. Bayona (The Orphanage, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) serving as producer.
“When I began my career with The Orphanage, Guillermo del Toro produced it on one condition: that I would sponsor another director in the future. I loved Mauregui’s script and it’s an opportunity to return to genre cinema, which I love,” Bayona commented.
“I approached the project to lend a hand, but I ended up producing. It was the first film to be shot in Argentina after Javier Milei’s victory and we are very happy to have been able to make this film a reality at such a complicated time for cinema in Argentina.”
The Spanish-Argentine co-production hails from Películas La Trini, Primo Content, Mr Fields and Friends, Bambu Producciones, and La Unión De Los Ríos, with the participation of Amazon España.
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the offiical poster for the brand new movie has been unleashed tonight.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the film’s theatrical release is set for this August, with a panel set for San Diego Comic-Con this month featuring the world premiere of the trailer.
While you wait, check out the official poster down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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