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Watch George Clooney, Laura Dern And Charlie Sheen Get Eaten Alive In ‘Grizzly 2: The Predator’!
I would have pegged this as a “Remember This” piece, but there’s nothing to remember. Grizzly II: The Predator was never released. In fact, it was never even finished – most of the stuff with the bear remains to be shot (and never will be given that the film is almost 30 years old). But it has an insane cast featuring George Clooney, Laura Dern, Louise Fletcher (One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest), Timothy Spall (Prisoner Of Azkaban) and John Rhys-Davies (The Lord Of The Rings, Raiders Of The Lost Ark).
I’ve been hearing about this lost sequel to Grizzly forever and have always thought it sounded insanely awesome. An 18 foot Grizzly Bear invades a rock concert? I would buy a ticket to this, finished or not, in a heartbeat. So obviously I was stoked when I came across this clip this morning, but I was a little bit disappointed to learn that Clooney – a national treasure in my mind – wasn’t working the rock concert. In fact, he actually seems to be a part of the opening kill.
Before we go any further, let’s recap the synopsis. The film, “centers on Park Ranger Hollister, who is at odds with Park Supervisor over a large rock concert that is going to be held in the area. Hollister fears that the local grizzly bear population might be a danger to the attendees. When a grizzly kills a local poacher and three teens, Hollister begins to track the bear with the help of a bear activist and a local bear hunter named Bouchard. In addition, four poachers set out together to try to trap the bear, hoping to gain $100,000 reward money. The 18 ft grizzly finds its way to the rock concert, making the climatic showdown all the more personal for Hollister as his daughter is working there backstage.”
That sounds amazing. Even though I’ve been imagining Clooney as the lead in this film for some time (he, Dern and Sheen appear to be the “three teenagers” from the synopsis), the thought of Gimli from LOTR playing the bear hunter Bouchard fills me with enough joy to even it out. It’s a huge bummer that this film, shot in Hungary in 1985, was never completed.
Still, here’s the bit where they all get killed. Check it out!
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‘The Exorcism’ Trailer – Russell Crowe Gets Possessed in Meta Horror Movie from Producer Kevin Williamson
Russell Crowe (The Pope’s Exorcist) is starring in a brand new meta possession horror movie titled The Exorcism, and Vertical has unleashed the official trailer this afternoon.
Vertical has picked up the North American rights to The Exorcism, which they’ll be bringing to theaters on June 7. Shudder is also on board to bring the film home later this year.
Joshua John Miller, who wrote 2015’s The Final Girls and also starred in films including Near Dark and And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, directed The Exorcism.
Joshua John Miller also wrote the script with M.A. Fortin (The Final Girls). This one is personal for Miller, as his late father was the star of the best possession movie ever made.
Miller said in a statement this week, “The origins of the film stem from my childhood spent watching my father, Jason Miller, playing the doomed Father Karras flinging himself out a window at the climax of The Exorcist. If that wasn’t haunting enough on its own, my dad never shied away from telling me stories of just how “cursed” the movie was: the mysterious fires that plagued the production, the strange deaths, the lifelong injuries— the list went on and on. The lore of any “cursed film” has captivated me ever since.”
“With The Exorcism, we wanted to update the possession movie formula (“Heroic man rescues woman from forces she’s too weak and simple to battle herself!”) for a world where no one group owns goodness and decency over another,” he adds. “We were gifted with an extraordinary cast and creative team to tell a story about how we’re all vulnerable to darkness, to perpetuating it, if we fail to face our demons. The devil may retaliate, but what other choice do we have?”
The film had previously been announced under the title The Georgetown Project.
“The Exorcism follows Anthony Miller (Crowe), a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter (Ryan Simpkins) wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play.”
Sam Worthington (Avatar: The Way of Water), Chloe Bailey (Praise This), Adam Goldberg (The Equalizer) and David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) also star.
Of particular note, Kevin Williamson (Scream, Sick) produced The Exorcism.
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