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‘Diner’ Hosts Vampire and Werewolf vs Zombies
DreamWorks animation has been impressive as of late, especially when it comes to originally. With all of these remakes getting greenlit, it’s nice to see a studio doing what they can to bring odd films to the big screen. It was announced tonight that DreamWorks Animation has set Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris to write Gil’s All Fright Diner, an adaptation of the A. Lee Martinez novel that has Barry Sonnenfeld attached to direct. The plot? Let’s just say it’s a all out war between evil and evil to save the world. Read on for the skinny.
Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris previously received story credit on DreamWorks Animation’s “Kung Fu Panda.” The writers also originated the Ridley Scott-directed “Robin Hood” as a spec script that was subsequently rewritten by Brian Helgeland, and they were exec producers and writers on the Showtime drama series “Sleeper Cell.”
Much like the “Twilight” series, “Gil’s All Fright Diner” revolves around a vampire and a werewolf. Here, they are mismatched partners who battle zombies and try to save the world, after they stop in a diner in the desert that is a conduit for the supernatural.
“We liked the odd couple aspect of the story, this vampire and werewolf who team to save the world from an ancient demon and his modern ally, a high school cheerleader who wants to be famous.”
Kirk De Micco was the first writer on the pic.
A job at a marijuana farm turns nightmarish in director Ariel Vida’s Trim Season, and Blue Harbor Entertainment has released the trailer just in time for 4/20 this weekend.
Trim Season will open in theaters and on demand June 7, 2024.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker and production designer Ariel Vida, Trim Season stars Bethlehem Million (Sick, “And Just Like That…”) as Emma, an adrift, jobless, 20-something seeking purpose. Along with a group of young people from Los Angeles, she drives up the coast to make quick cash trimming marijuana on a secluded farm in Northern California.
“Cut off from the rest of the world, they soon realize that Mona (Jane Badler) – the seemingly amiable owner of the estate – is harboring secrets darker than any of them could imagine. It becomes a race against time for Emma and her friends to escape the dense woods with their lives.”
The cast also includes “Scream” and Hell Fest‘s Bex Taylor-Klaus, Starry Eyes, “Midnight Mass” and Doctor Sleep‘s Alex Essoe, Ally Ioannides (Synchronic), Cory Hart (“Fear the Walking Dead”), Ryan Donowho, Marc Senter and Juliette Kenn De Balinthazy.
Michelle Swope wrote in her review that Trim Season is “a suspenseful, uniquely crafted story highlighting pain and sacrifice that should spark some powerful conversation around women and gender. Mesmerizing performances, an innovative story, beautiful stylistic choices, and a little bit of witchy weed make Trim Season a must-see horror film.”
Aaron B. Koontz of Paper Street Pictures and Sean E. DeMott of Execution Style Entertainment produced. Paul Holbrook of Hlbrk Ent. produces in addition to Badler on behalf of MeJane Productions. Leal Naim executive produces while Cameron Burns co-produces.
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