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Beloved Genre Filmmaker Albert Pyun Has Passed Away at 69

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A truly one of a kind filmmaker who left his mark on genre cinema, Bloody Disgusting has learned the sad news this week that cult icon Albert Pyun has passed away at the age of 69.

Deadline reports, “Pyun’s death was announced on social media by his wife, Cynthia Curnan, who said he died in Las Vegas. He had dementia and multiple sclerosis for years.”

A true maverick in the world of independent filmmaking, Albert Pyun leaves behind no shortage of highly unique genre gems that exemplify his singular talents, winning over countless fans of science fiction, horror, and action movies with his wild gusto and DIY charms.

Tackling big concepts with small budgets, Albert Pyun primarily made his mark throughout the 1980s and 1990s, directing a slew of cult films including The Sword and the Sorcerer, Radioactive Dreams, Vicious Lips, Alien from L.A., Cyborg, Captain America, Kickboxer 2: The Road Back, Dollman, Nemesis, Spitfire, Heatseeker, Mean Guns, Postmortem, and Sorcerers.

In more recent years, Pyun directed The Wrecking Crew, Aliens Gone Wild, Left for Dead, Road to Hell, Bulletface, and Cyborg Nemesis: The Dark Rift, his passion for filmmaking never wavering even when his health began to decline. Pyun was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, and though he initially retired from filmmaking he quickly found himself back in the trenches. Pyun continued to develop new projects every step along the way, committed to bringing new visions to the screen and never giving up on his filmmaking dreams.

In addition to the over 50 movies he made throughout his career, Pyun was attached to several big properties that never managed to get off the ground. Those include Spider-Man, Masters of the Universe, and Total Recall, with 1989’s Jean-Claude Van Damme-starring Cyborg being quickly put together using costumes and sets from Pyun’s Masters of the Universe sequel that died in pre-production. Pyun reportedly wrote the script for Cyborg in a single weekend and filmed the movie in just 23 days, making last minute movie magic like only he could.

Van Damme tweeted over the weekend, “In great sadness and with a heavy heart, I’ll say goodbye and RIP, Albert Pyun.” There will never be another like him, to say the very least.

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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‘Alien Hunt’ – It’s an ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Mockbuster Rolled into One! [Trailer]

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While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.

This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.

You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!

In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?

“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.

“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”

Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.

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