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Meet Patrick Tatopoulos’ ‘Obituary Boys’
Off the recent Batman vs Superman, where he designed the new Batmobile, conceptual designs for Patrick Tatopoulos‘ next directorial effort, Obituary Boys, have been released to Bloody Disgusting.
The plot and characters are still under wraps, unfortunately, but we’re told leads are now being cast. What we do know is it’s about the “life and times of mobsters.” Monster mobsters? Looks like it.
This will be the second genre feature, following Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, for Tatopoulos, which brought in a worldwide B.O. of over $91 mill.
It is being produced by Marina Grasic (Crash), Mark Ciardi (Million Dollar Arm) and Stephen Furst (My Sister’s Keeper). Script by Kenny Yakkel (This Is Your Death).
Tatopoulos was once attached to directed I, Frankenstein for Lakeshore and Lionsgate.
Obituary Boys concept art is courtesy of Patrick Tatopoulos.
Her Private Hell actor Diego Calva is the latest to join the cast of writer-director Parker Finn‘s remake of Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 psychological horror movie Possession, Deadline reports today.
Calva joins previously announced cast members Margaret Qualley, Callum Turner, and Paul Dano.
Parker Finn is writing, directing and producing the new take on Possession.
No word on character or plot details yet, but the original film starred Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill as married couple Anna and Mark in Cold War-era West Berlin whose relationship spirals into a supernatural nightmare. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.
If Finn is adhering closely to the 1981 film, then Calva could be up for playing Heinrich, Anna’s lover who finds himself in way over his head with Anna and Mark’s emotional baggage.
For Possession‘s 40th anniversary, Brian Keiper captures why a remake of this particular film feels so daunting and curious: “Few movies depict emotional turmoil as effectively and daringly as Andrzej Zulawksi’s Possession. It is a challenging and sometimes inscrutable film, both for the mind and the emotions. Zulawski struggles through a number of deep issues throughout the course of the film; issues that speak to some of humanity’s deepest pains and fears. In many ways it is about loss— loss of political ideals, loss of faith, and loss of innocence. But most of all, Possession is about the fear, pain, and anger that comes from the loss of a marriage.”
Isabelle Adjani previously gave the remake, and Qualley’s casting in particular, her blessing.
Producers include Jonathan Fass, Roy Lee, Andrew Childs, and Robert Pattinson. Marc Bienstock will executive produce.