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Ashley Bell Returns for ‘Last Exorcism’ Sequel!
Ashley Bell is in Toronto with the cast of The Day. During an interview for the film, Bell revealed she is going to be shooting a sequel to The Last Exorcism. I only asked generically about upcoming projects and she gave me this gem.
“I just signed on for the sequel of Last Exorcism,” Bell said to Bloody. “It’s ‘The Last Exorcism For Realsies You Guys,’” she joked. “That’s the full title.”
Just given the found footage nature of the first film, a sequel starring the original cast sounded unlikely. “Whenever you get that phone call, that opportunity, it’s incredible. I loved working with Strike Entertainment and Eli the first time around. To be able to work with them again, that’s what I’m most excited about. They’re an incredible company.”
Bell is excited to revisit the character of Nell Sweetzer, whatever condition she is in post-Exorcism. “I’m so excited. I have not seen or heard anything so I don’t know what is going to go down.”
When I asked specifically if she was planning any new contortions, that was too specific. “I am sworn to secrecy. My life’s now worth more sharing more details.”
We’ll have more on the cast and filmmakers from The Day out of the Toronto International Film Festival.
A gnarly infection threatens to claw its way out of a moving camper in the first trailer for Shudder’s claustrophobic Hellcat.
The feature debut of writer/editor/director Brock Bodell, who previously edited the Fantasia title Ultrasound, makes its debut on Shudder on August 14.
In Hellcat, “Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid?”
Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) leads the cast that also includes Todd Terry (“Breaking Bad”), Liz Atwater (The Other People), Jordan Mullins (The Bikeriders), and James Austin Johnson (“Saturday Night Live”) in a voice role. Bodell also produces alongside Andrew Duensing and Nate Eggert.
Hellcat made its world premiere last summer at Fantasia. I wrote in my review, “Hellcat is a bit of a Trojan horror that defies easy classification, by design. Bodell’s sneaky debut feature is occasionally too sparse in its worldbuilding in its bid to preserve the mystery, but not enough to detract from the thrilling road thriller that transforms into a completely left-field type of horror we don’t get nearly enough of. The stripped-down tribute to a classic horror staple catches you off guard in more ways than one, marking Bodell as one to watch.”
In other words, there’s a lot more than meets the eye to Hellcat‘s simple infection setup, delivering plenty of surprises along its bumpy road of horrors.
Check out the trailer and poster below and add Hellcat to your watchlists asap.
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