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Twisted Serial Killer Cinematic Universe to Launch with ‘Jeffrey Dollmer’ & ‘Ted Bunny’
After finding success in the public domain horror space with Popeye the Slayer Man, producer Jeff Miller is launching a “Twisted Serial Killer Universe.”
Deadline has learned the cinematic universe will kick off with Jeffrey Dollmer and Ted Bunny.
Filming recently wrapped on Jeffrey Dollmer, which sees models on a photo shoot stalked by a doll possessed by the spirit of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Mark Savage directs from a script by John Doolan (Popeye the Slayer Man, Remains).
Charlie Trepany, Chey Crieger, Juliana Destefano, Adam Huss, Eva Hamilton, Mariah Justice, Scott Asmar, Jabarri Bush, Jane Xi, Tom Parnell, Sean Michael Conway, and Brian Joseph Mange star, with a cameo from Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick.
“Mark Savage and the team and I have had a blast bringing this creepy doll to life,” said Miller. “Audiences are in for a treat in this over-the-top killer doll film, which will be a great companion piece to Ted Bunny.”
Jeffrey Dollmer is aiming to launch at the European Film Market in Berlin, with Millman Productions handling sales.
Meanwhile, Ted Bunny plot details are being kept under wraps, but it’s safe to assume it will involve a bunny and serial killer Ted Bundy.
Slated for an early 2026 release via Terror Films, Michael Fredianelli directs from a script he wrote with Maralynn Adams.
The cast includes Diana Roman, Zanna Wyant, Brad Satterwhite, and genre legend Dee Wallace (E.T., Cujo).
Dee Wallace in ‘Stream’
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‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Is No Fan of Generative AI: “Defeats the Purpose Entirely for Me”
There has been a lot of talk recently about filmmakers embracing generative AI as part of the filmmaking process, from Darren Aronofsky to Martin Scorsese. But what about filmmakers that are against the use of Gen AI for creative pursuits? You can count 20-year-old Backrooms director Kane Parsons among that group, which should give you some hope for the future.
In a new chat with The Australian, the self-taught young filmmaker makes it crystal clear that he won’t be using generative AI in any of his upcoming filmmaking projects.
“I think I’m in the same boat as most well-adjusted people,” Parsons tells the outlet. “If I could snap my fingers and make generative AI disappear forever, I probably would. Creatively, I get no enjoyment from using those tools. It defeats the purpose entirely for me.”
“What interests me more is interrogating it artistically,” Parsons notes. “We already live in a world where you walk outside and there are billboards and signs that are obvious AI slop. That’s become part of our visual reality. To me, generative AI feels less like innovation than a symptom of a broader cultural and economic rot.”
He explains, “I’m interested in using that iconography in art – not using AI to make the art itself, but examining what it represents. I definitely want to explore it further in future projects.”
Kane Parsons also notes during the interview with The Australian, “… there’s so much at stake and so many genuinely harmful consequences already happening.”
Backrooms marks young prodigy Kane Parsons’ feature directorial debut, and it’s based on his own series of YouTube videos that were brought to life using Blender, the open-source 3D computer graphics software suite. So it’s no surprise that Parsons, who has hand-made his filmmaking career up to this point, isn’t buying into the hoopla around Generative AI.
His debut feature is the #1 movie in the world, so perhaps he’s onto something.
What’s next from Kane Parsons, you ask? Stay tuned…
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