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Panos Cosmatos’ ‘Flesh of the Gods’ Enters Production; Esmé Creed-Miles, Roland Møller, Alba Baptista Join Cast
Esmé Creed-Miles (“The Sandman”), Roland Møller (Blood Red Sky), and Alba Baptista (“Warrior Nun“) have been cast in Flesh of the Gods from director Panos Cosmatos (Mandy), Deadline reports.
They join Kristen Stewart and Wagner Moura (“Narcos”) in the ’80s-set vampire thriller written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en, Sleepy Hollow).
It follows Raoul (Moura) and Alex (Stewart), a married couple in glittering ’80s Los Angeles who descend each evening from their luxury skyscraper condo and head into an electric nighttime realm.
When they cross paths with the mysterious and enigmatic Nameless and her hard-partying cabal, Raoul and Alex are seduced into a glamorous, surrealistic world of hedonism, thrills, and violence.
Flesh of the Gods has started production in the Canary Islands, Spain, with the second half of the shoot scheduled for Cologne, Germany.
Producers include Adam McKay & Betsy Koch for Hyperobject Industries (Don’t Look Up, The Menu), Stewart & Maggie McLean for Nevermind Pictures (The Chronology of Water), Jonas Katzenstein & Maximilian Leo for Augenschein Filmproduktion (Stowaway), and XYZ Films (Mandy, The Invitation).
A24 will distribute domestically, with XYZ representing international sales at this week’s Cannes film market.
Roland Møller in ‘Skyscraper’
Alba Baptista in ‘Borderline’
Sunrise Films has announced the official North American release of William Bagley‘s horror comedy Hold the Fort, and it’s accompanied by an energetic new trailer.
Hold the Fort debuts on digital platforms on June 23.
In the film, “Lucas and Jenny think their life is finally coming together when the couple become homeowners. Little do they know that their new house comes with a big catch. Lucas and Jenny soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they become trapped in a battle between their Homeowners Association and an onslaught of monsters from hell. The horror-comedy takes the timely concern of home-ownership and wraps this up in an entertaining action-packed thrill ride.“
Watch the new trailer below, which introduces one wild HOA gathering during an equinox. Things get bloody fast.
Chris Mayers (Adult Swim Yule Log), Haley Leary (“The Walking Dead”), Levi Burdick, and Julian Smith star.
William Bagley writes and directs, in addition to producing with Smith, Matt Dodd, Luke Williams, and Tim Reis (Adult Swim Yule Log).
Ahead of the release, Bagley said, “My goal with this film was to make a hilarious, fast-paced thrill ride while also telling a great story with heart. Hopefully, through all the blood, laughs, fights, and gags, you leave the film feeling inspired to tackle whatever life throws at you.“
Hold the Fort premiered at Fantasia last summer before going on to play FrightFest London, Toronto After Dark, and Beyond Fest.
I wrote in my review, “It’s an infectiously charming assemblage of jokes and monster vignettes bound together by a barebones plot with not much on its mind beyond delivering an entertaining time.”
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