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R.I.P. Andrzej Żuławski Passes Away at 75
Acclaimed Polish director Andrzej Żuławski has passed away at age 75 after a long battle with cancer, according to his son, who wrote about the director’s illness on Facebook. Żuławski is perhaps best known to the horror community for his 1981 film Possession, which starred Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani.
Żuławski didn’t write or direct a staggering number of films but the ones he did were met with controversy, acclaim, and have become cult classics in their own right. Films like The Devil and The Third Part of the Night received much praise. Critic Janusz Wroblewski stated, “(His death) is a great loss for Polish and world cinema,” according to Euronews.
Director Guillermo del Toro spoke about this loss, saying that he was asked by Żuławski’s producer to design a monster for his next film.
We send our condolences to his friends and family.
Zulawski's producer had approached me to design a monster for the master in his next movie. I wanted to work w him so much…
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) February 17, 2016
Keith C. Blackmore’s book series Mountain Man is headed to the screen, with Deadline reporting today that Joe Manganiello (“True Blood”) is on board to star in the film adaptation.
The actor will also produce the upcoming zombie movie.
“Mountain Man tells the story of Gus, a lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack, who struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts until he discovers another survivor, a captivating woman who poses another threat altogether.”
John Lee (False Positive) will direct Mountain Man from a script by Matt Deller.
“John is a brilliant creative mind. We’ve been looking for the right thing to do together since we filmed Pee Wee’s Big Holiday and it’s finally here,” 3:59’s Joe and Nick Manganiello told Deadline. “Very excited to get to work on such weird, wild project with him.”
Film Bridge International is launching sales on the project in Cannes.
Blackmore’s Mountain Man series features 7 books, the first one published in 2011.
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