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‘Get Me Doug Jones’ Documentary Will Explore In-Demand Creature Actor
Doug Jones is adding “documentary subject” to his lengthy resume, which includes pivotal creature roles in Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Hellboy, Hocus Pocus, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Star Trek: Discovery,” and more.
Get Me Doug Jones aims to explore how an actor and mime went from humble beginnings in the American Midwest to becoming one of Hollywood’s most sought after performers when it comes to creating fantastic creatures in full body make-up & costumes.
Currently in production, the in-depth doc will showcase the incredible life that Jones has lived, not only focusing on his iconic career, but also on the deeply personal relationships he has held with family, friends, and fans.
Interviews have already been filmed with Hocus Pocus‘ Bette Midler, David Kirschner, & Tony Gardner; Hellboy‘s Ron Perlman, Mike Mignola, & Mike Elizalde; “What We Do in the Shadows'” Harvey Guillén; “Star Trek: Discovery'”s Sonequa Martin-Green, Anthony Rapp, David Ajala, & Jayne Brook, “Falling Skies'” Noah Wyle, and more.
They’ve also spoken to TaMara Carlson Woodard (“The Mandalorian”), Douglas Tait (Freddy vs. Jason), Dane DiLiegro (Prey), Trevor Newlin (Alien: Romulus), Jason Liles (Godzilla: King of The Monsters), and film historian Leonard Maltin, along with Jones’ family, friends, and fans from around the world.
The documentary is directed by William Conlin (Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film), with Jones’ appearance manager Derek Maki (Aliens Expanded) serving as executive producer.
Due out in 2027, Get Me Doug Jones is currently raising funds on Kickstarter. Rewards include early copies of the film, exclusive merchandise, signed memorabilia, and more.
Doug Jones in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’
The Broadway stage production of Paranormal Activity can’t wait to scare audiences and is acting accordingly; Deadline reports that the opening date has been bumped up several weeks.
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage is coming to Broadway for a limited 20-week engagement. The first preview performance scheduled for Friday, August 14, at the August Wilson Theatre, remains in place. Now the play will officially open on Tuesday, August 25, moving up from its initial September 15 launch date.
The official synopsis: “James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape their past, but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are.”
Directed by Felix Barrett and written by playwright Levi Holloway, the stage show weaves “an original story inspired by the film franchise, Paranormal Activity reimagines the modern ghost story with an intimacy that only live theatre can provide.”
The Broadway production will follow a strictly limited pre-Broadway engagement in Boston at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from July 11 through July 30.
Both the Broadway and Boston casts will feature Cher Álvarez, Travis A. Knight, Shannon Cochran, and Andrea Syglowski. Understudies will be Caron Buinis, Caroline Hendricks, and Michael Holding.
Álvarez will play Lou, and Knight plays James.
Paranormal Activity: A New Story Live on Stage premiered at the Leeds Playhouse in the UK before transferring to the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End, where it received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination this year for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play.
Original Paranormal Activity stars Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat attended the Paranormal Activity play last year, and they both shared their thoughts over on Instagram.
Katie Featherston raved, “What a truly fun night seeing the new Paranormal Activity at the Ahmanson Theatre! We had a blast- so scary and so fun. The design and production was amazing and the cast did a fantastic job. Congrats to all involved!”
There’s also a brand new movie on the way.
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