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‘Pacifico’ Gets Otherworldly New Poster Ahead of Cannes Debut
The aliens are us, the stunning new poster for sci-fi horror movie Pacifico warns ahead of its debut at Cannes this week.
Pacifico follows “a group of young travelers is stranded on an island in the Pacific where they struggle to escape an evil alien presence that has been hidden from mankind for centuries.”
The official key art calls Alien‘s Space Jockey to mind, injecting a sense of scale that teases what’s described as the biggest Spanish-language sci-fi adventure film ever made, with a reported budget of 10M USD.
Visual effects artist Gonzalo Gutierrez (El Conde, The Exorcism of God) directs from a script by Natacha Caravia, Luis E. Langlemey, Constanza Cabrera, and Lucila Podestá.
Ricardo Abarca (Miss Bala), María Gabriela de Faría (Superman), Christopher Von Uckermann (“Demon”), Manolo Cardona (“Narcos”), María Nela Sinisterra (Penumbra), Diana Neira, Claudio Cataño (“One Hundred Years of Solitude”), Patricia Castañeda, Francesca Luce Cardinale, and Sofía Blanchet star.
Mauricio Brunetti of Patagonia Films and Guido Rud of FilmSharks produce. Florencia Lemoine serves as executive producer.
Gutiérrez is a self-taught VFX artist who has made waves internationally with his sci-fi short “Underland: The Last Surfacer,” which was widely compared with Fede Alvarez and his “Panic Attack!” breakout short. He’s also a founding member of Argentina’s VFX association and brings that technical mastery to this ambitious, practical-heavy, realistic VFX vision.
In other words, this sci-fi creature feature will be an ambitious blend of VFX and practical effects.
“Top tier buyers are chasing this title, and we aim to announce many key territories shortly,” producer Guido Rud said out of Cannes, so expect to hear more about release plans soon.
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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