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Kevin Shulman’s ‘Sara’s Cell’ Announced
Have you ever seen acclaimed music video director Kevin Shulman’s bloody 2007 short Eyes Of Samir? If you watch the graphically violent beheading clip inside, you’ll know why I’m excited to relay that shooting will begin in September on its feature-length adaptation. Its been re-titled Sara’s Cell and is slated to psychologically slam the public some time in 2012.
Jason Patric (Lost Boys, Narc) is rumored to be joining a cast that already includes Tony Todd (Candyman), Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead), Arnold Vosloo (Blood Diamond, The Mummy), and Elisabeth Rohm (Heroes) who’ll play the titular Sara Brown. The film will appear via Roxwell Films and is being produced by Jeremy Rosen.
Sara’s Cell, written by Kevin and Nathan Shulman, centers around celebrity reporter Sara Brown. Held captive by terrorists, she sits in a cell awaiting her filmed beheading. Sara’s captors wish to show the world the true face of terror but how can they, when even they have not seen it yet?
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.