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David Goyer to Create Giant Clay ‘Golem’ Monster?
January 9th Rogue Pictures will be releasing The Unborn in theaters everywhere. Written and directed by David Goyer, the film tells the story of a Jewish spirit called a “Dybbuk”, which is the soul of a dead person barred from heaven. While Goyer tackles this Jewish mythology, he’s also interested in other legend… the GOLEM. Read on for the SpookyDan’s chat with Goyer about this “creature of clay.”
This morning at the junket for the upcoming film THE UNBORN director David Goyer spoke a bit about his future with horror films. Coming off the huge success of THE DARK KNIGHT, one would have to believe that he could get just about any kind of script made into a film, which is good considering how bizarre the one he really wants to make is….
“I would love to do another horror movie, THE UNBORN was really fun! I like horror films that feel a little more REAL,” Goyer explaisn exclusively to Bloody-Disgusting. “In this film we did a Dybbuk, a creature based in Jewish religion. Next, maybe I should do (a film about) a Golem, It’s something that we haven’t seen in movies since the silent era!”
The original German film, THE GOLEM, was set in 16th-century Prague where a Rabbi created a giant clay creature called “The Golem”. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews from persecution. Unfortunately, his evil assistant takes control of it, and uses it to against him by kidnapping the Rabbi’s young daughter. It’s one of the seminal pieces of early cinema that truly has not been revisited properly!
Out today in select theaters and on digital platforms is heartfelt and playful documentary Mockbuster, which sees a director cold call a studio and ask to helm a lost-world dinosaur epic.
Inexplicably, they say yes.
Our exclusive clip below highlights both the comedic nature of this bizarre scenario as well as the pressures of shooting dino feature The Land That Time Forgot in a mere six days, with no real feature experience.
A dino attack scene causes friction on set in this scene.
In the documentary, “A struggling filmmaker’s opportunity collides with chaos and compromise when Sharknado’s notorious studio, The Asylum, invites him to direct a ‘mockbuster.’ With six days, a micro budget, and mounting pressure, Mockbuster is a comedic, behind-the-scenes documentary exploring the balance between low-budget filmmaking and creative ambition.”
More than just an inside look at filmmaking via low-budget film studio The Asylum, it doubles as one man’s pursuit of his dreams to charming, humorous effect.
“Mockbuster is a documentary about my own journey, but it’s also a love letter to one of the last grindhouses still functioning in Hollywood. We get to meet the characters and creators of some of the most infamous (and most hated) B-movies of the last few decades. People who make movies purely for profit – no pretension, no artistry, just monsters, C-listers, and chaos. A film that both genre fans and cinephiles can enjoy. But Mockbuster isn’t just about filmmaking, it’s about losing sight of your dreams, and reclaiming them in your own twisted way,” Director Anthony Frith said in a statement.
From Executive Producer and famed documentarian David Farrier, Mockbuster opens in select theaters and on digital platforms beginning July 10.