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UPDATE: William Forsythe to Portray ‘Mr. Gacy’
William Forsythe will portray the famed Chicago serial killer John Wayne Gacy, in the biopic Dear Mr. Gacy directed by Svetozar Ristovski, according to Production Weekly. Forsythe recently starred in Rob Zombie’s reboot of Halloween, along with The Devil’s Rejects. Check out the full release beyond the break from the Hollywood Reporter.
“Monster” producer Clark Peterson is tracking down another serial killer. Peterson will produce “Dear Mr. Gacy,” based on the real-life story of Jason Moss, a college student who became obsessed with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
William Forsythe (“The Rock,” “88 Minutes”) will play Gacy, while Jesse Moss, who stars in Paramount’s current release “The Uninvited,” will play the role of Jason Moss.
European director Svetozar Ristovski (“Mirage”) will make his English-language debut with the feature, directing from a script by Kellie Madison. Gordon Yang is also producing, while Tom Berry and Madison are exec producing.
The project is based on the memoir “The Last Victim” by Jason Moss, who began corresponding with Gacy in 1994, the last year of the killer’s life. Moss eventually met Gacy on Death Row and even narrowly escaped an attack by him.
The twentysomething went on to gain a measure of celebrity from his interactions with Gacy, but his story ended tragically when he committed suicide in 2006. His book has been described by critics as a real-life “Silence of the Lambs.”
“The theme here is once you encounter that kind of darkness, it’s hard to escape it,” Peterson said. “Jason seemed to be a success because he had this encounter with John Wayne Gacy, wrote a book and went on tele¬vision. But ultimately it came to a tragic end.”
The project is slated to begin shooting in Vancouver this month. Berry’s Reel One is financing.
In addition to “Gacy,” the CAA-repped Peterson is producing “White Jazz,” based on James Ellroy’s sequel to “L.A. Confidential,” with Joe Carnahan attached to direct, and is producing the David Goyer-penned reimagining of David Cronenberg’s “Scanners,” which is set up at Dimension.
The producer made his name with “Monster,” which tells the story of Aileen Wuornos, a Florida prostitute turned serial killer. The movie was a $34 million hit for Newmarket in 2003 and earned Charlize Theron a best actress Oscar.
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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