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Darren Bousman Says ‘Spiral’ Furthers the ‘Saw’ Mythology and Brings a Fresh Tone to the Franchise
“You wanna know the twist of Spiral? Okay, I’ll tell you,” jokes Darren Lynn Bousman, director of the brand new Saw movie that was supposed to hit theaters this past May before the pandemic forced Lionsgate to push it all the way to 2021.
Bousman, who was behind the camera for Saw II-IV, returned to the director’s chair for the Chris Rock-fronted Spiral: From the Book of Saw, which looks and feels like a Saw movie, but also something completely different.
“I can tell you that it feels like a Saw movie at times and at other times it’s its own completely different thing,” Bousman tells The Boo Crew Podcast.
“It furthers the Saw mythology yet it takes it in a completely fresh direction. I’m really excited.”
As Bousman notes, after several Saw sequels, Spiral is going to attempt something completely different. The result? “Uproarious laughter” at a test screening.
“We did an early screening of [Spiral] when we thought it was coming out and it was so awesome sitting in the theater because…” Bousman sidetracks and shares an anecdote about his first call with Rock before bringing it back to the test screening. “[Rock] is hilarious as a person, obviously, but the movie is not a comedy,” he continued. “But there are a couple of really amazing hilarious things that take place – because it is Chris Rock. In sitting in the [test screening] audience, I’ve never heard people laugh at a Saw movie – it doesn’t happen – and you hear this uproarious laughter, and then this immediate silence, because it turns on a dime.
“The tone is so fresh and new and different and Chris is just amazing in the movie.”
Bousman appeared on The Boo Crew Podcast to talk about his newest movie, Death of Me, being released by Saban Films on October 2, 2020.
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Following in the wake of Winnie the Pooh and Mickey Mouse getting their own horror movies, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is the next to get the twisted treatment.
Originally published in 1837, the original tale of The Little Mermaid is now in the public domain, and MSR Media International presents their own horror version of the tale this year.
The Little Mermaid is being distributed by Grindstone Entertainment Group, and the film has officially been rated “R” this week for “Language, some violence and brief nudity.”
In the film from director Leigh Scott, “Dr. Eric Prince, an archaeologist, makes a dramatic discovery on a small Caribbean island—proof of an ancient, advanced prehistoric society. While his dig is in progress, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Aurora Bey and falls in love. Her arrival coincides with several mermaid sightings and strange disappearances.
“When Eric’s friend and mentor, Dr. Ashley, arrives on the island, Ashley uncovers the true identity of Aurora and the dangers of the hidden evil inside Eric’s dig site. Will Eric heed his friend’s advice, or will he be blinded by love and the power of the siren, allowing the world to fall to the forces of evil?”
Lydia Helen, Mike Markoff and Jeff Denton star in The Little Mermaid.
You can watch the trailer now over on MSR Media International’s website.
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