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First Look at ‘In a Violent Nature 2’ Killer Johnny, Plus Plot Details
Johnny will return for more bloodletting in In a Violent Nature 2, and Variety debuted the first image of the vengeful, masked killer.
In the slasher sequel, Johnny heads to a summer camp, where he crosses paths with a young, outcast camper who is forced to spend the night with his counselor sister and her friends at their annual end-of-season party.
In a Violent Nature first assistant director Nathaniel Wilson steps into the director’s chair for the followup.
Original director Chris Nash returns to write the script in addition to producing alongside Peter Kuplowsky, Shannon Hanmer, and Michael James Regan.
Ry Barrett reprises his role as Johnny, joined by Lucas Nguyen, Olivia Scriven (Blood Quantum), Laurie Babin (Red Rooms), Fionn Laird (“The Institute”), Donald MacLean Jr. (The Craft: Legacy), and Evan Marsh (Shazam).
International sales banner Charades has boarded the project for a big market push at the European Film Market in Berlin this week.
“In a Violent Nature 2 is a first feature, driven by a new vision, with more kills, more blood, hopefully even more iconic,” commented Charades’ co-founders Carole Baraton, Pierre Mazars, and Yohann Comte.
“With this sequel, fans can expect an exponential increase of the ol’ ultraviolence with a distinct hook, but one that still collides with storied slasher traditions,” Kuplowsky added.
In the first In a Violent Nature, the undead Johnny embarks on a bloody rampage after a group of teens steal a golden locket that awakens his spirit.
Photo by Dustin Rabin
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Christopher Landon to Helm Feature Adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s ‘The Final Girl Support Group’
A new feature adaptation of author Grady Hendrix‘s slasher book The Final Girl Support Group is now on the way from Paramount Pictures, and Deadline reports that it’s found its director in Christopher Landon (Drop, Happy Death Day).
The two previously collaborated on My Best Friend’s Exorcism.
In The Final Girl Support Group, “Lynette is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre. For more than a decade, she’s been meeting with five other final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, working to put their lives back together. Then one woman misses a meeting, and their worst fears are realized—someone knows about the group and is determined to rip their lives apart again, piece by piece.”
“But the thing about final girls is that no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knife, they will never, ever give up.”
I wrote in my novel review for BD, “Hendrix puts his characters through the absolute wringer. It’s a bloody, vicious voyage for the flawed heroine, both physically and emotionally. In terms of action and horror, Support Group delivers breakneck pacing and thrills.”
Five years ago, Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (Mama, It, It Chapter Two) were attached to produce a planned series adaptation for HBO Max alongside Charlize Theron. While Theron is no longer producing, the Muschiettis remain on board under their Double Dream label.
Paramount Pictures is also developing Hendrix’s sci-fi novella, BadAsstronauts.
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