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UPDATE: The Butcher Bros. Become ‘The Violent Kind’
Updated with first ever casting news! Some major news hit the trades tonight as it was revealed that the producers of both the Halloween and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboots will be bringing the Butcher Bros. back into the world of horror with The Violent Kind. The Butcher Bros, also known as Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores, broke onto the scene with their low-budget indie vampire film The Hamiltons. Read on for more details on The Violent Kind and watch for some casting news as it comes in.
Award-winning filmmakers The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores; THE HAMILTONS) have begun production on THE VIOLENT KIND. The dramatic feature horror film will be produced by Jeffrey Allard (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) and Michael Ferris Gibson, along with producers Andy Gould (HALLOWEEN), Malek Akkad (HALLOWEEN), Jeremy Platt, and executive producer K’Dee Miller. Film began lensing in Petaluma, CA and Cotati, CA on July 13th.
One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the woods, a small group of hardened young biker hoodlums and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the women becomes demonically possessed. A few miles from them, “Missing Persons” signs displaying the faces of individuals not seen since the 1950s are spewed across a wall. The connection is met through a night of sex, booze, and inhuman personas.
Cody (Cory Knauf from The Hamiltons) and Q (Bret Roberts of S. Darko and May) are two young men caught in a legacy of crime and violence. Both born into a tough Northern California biker gang simply called “The Crew”, their lives have been a constant mix of admiration, hatred, love and fear of the criminal culture they’ve grown up in. When Cody’s mother has her 50th birthday at an old secluded farmhouse in the woods – a hangout for The Crew for decades – the evening unites Cody with his cousin and Q’s girlfriend, Shade (Taylor Cole of Surrogates), Cody’s ex-girlfriend Michelle (played by genre fav Tiffany Shepis who will be seen in Night of the Demons this October), and Megan (Christina Prousalis), the younger sister of Michelle who left the gang years ago to lead a cleaner life.
The party quickly turns wild with a typical biker mix of booze, drugs, and strippers, but shifts into something the likes of nothing they have ever known. As mysterious figures are glimpsed amongst the woods, ominous sounds heard, and friends found injured, an evening that begins with The Crew recanting the past quickly finds a bigger question looming: Who has joined them for this evening?
The machinations of THE VIOLENT KIND delve into an exploration of how the past, the present, and the future will impact the lives of several 20somethings, each on their own path, but controlled by a history unbeknownst to them.
The Butcher Brothers direct the project penned from their own script. They have assembled a team of industry notables, including IFC Independent Spirit Award nominated James Laxton (MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY) as its cinematographer, and producers from the horror genre’s most recognized films (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, HALLOWEEN, and HALLOWEEN II.)
THE VIOLENT KIND stars Cory Knauf (THE HAMILTONS, GODSPEED), Taylor Cole (“Heroes,” “Summerland”), Bret Roberts, Christina Prousalis, noted “princess of scream” Tiffany Shepis , Joseph McKelheer (THE HAMILTONS, GODSPEED), Samuel Child (THE HAMILTONS), and Joe Egender (THE HAMILTONS, Backstage West Garland Award winning Best Actor for “He Asked For It”.)
The Butcher Brothers are represented by Jeremy Platt at Spectacle Entertainment, and Greg Pedicin at Gersh.
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‘Humane’ Exclusive Clip Sees Emily Hampshire Weigh Killer Odds in Caitlin Cronenberg’s Feature Debut
The daughter of horror master David Cronenberg, Caitlin Cronenberg, is making her own mark in the genre filmmaking space with Humane, a dark horror satire set in an overpopulated world with grim government sanctions. We’ve got a new exclusive clip that highlights the intense stakes for a family torn apart by the government’s euthanasia program.
Humane will first be arriving in theaters courtesy of IFC Films on April 26, 2024. The film later comes home to Shudder July 26.
The film is described as “a dystopian satire taking place over a single day, months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth’s population.”
“In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation’s new euthanasia program. But when the father’s plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.”
Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Emily Hampshire (Schitt’s Creek), Peter Gallagher (Grace and Frankie), Sebastian Chacon (Emergency), Alanna Bale (Sort Of, Cardinal) and Sirena Gulamgaus (Transplant) will star in Caitlin Cronenberg’s Humane.
Watch the exclusive clip below, which sees ruthless older sibling Rachel York (Emily Hampshire) weighing her odds, both for survival and the family inheritance. With the family forced to make an unthinkable choice, the clip sets up the tense scenario and the film’s dark sense of humor.
“Caitlin has crafted a provocative directorial debut exuding a timeliness and evocative social critique that highlights one of the most assured and exciting new voices to contend with,” Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks’ Film Group, said. “We are honored to distribute Caitlin’s first full-length feature for its theatrical release and presence on our streaming platform, Shudder.”
“With ‘Humane,’ Caitlin has delivered a wickedly smart, humorous and socially relevant thriller with exceptional performances from its outstanding cast,” added Emily Gotto, Shudder’s VP of global acquisitions & co-productions. “We can’t wait to share this chilling, prescient satire with Shudder members.”
Michael Sparaga wrote the script and also produces the movie.
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