War of the Worlds: Producer Kathleen Kennedy "We did a very down and dirty "pre-vis" on 'Jurassic Park'- its basically creating cartoons on a computer and we took storyboarding and moved the pictures very very limited way- now with high speed computing and what not we have much more extensive moment in what we're creating. So you get a clear idea of the pacing of the film and you really start to lock in on how long a scene is going to run." By: Mr. Disgusting
War of the Worlds: Tom Cruise & Steven Spielberg! "It's not that I suddenly had an interest in this 12 years ago, but I bought, at an auction, I bought the last surviving War of the Worlds radio script that had not been confiscated by the police department. Because when they raided the Mercury Theater and they took and destroyed every single radio play, the only copy that survived was at Howard Koch's house..." By: Mr. Disgusting
Alone in the Dark: Writers Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer "So on the day we sent them the other script, they read it and we got the call that they want us to write "Alone in the Dark" immediately. So we actually wrote both scripts back to back, without any break." By: SuperHeidi
Alone in the Dark: Director Uwe Boll "Any regular visitor to Bloody-Disgusting.com knows I have a gripe with director Uwe Boll, but the fact of the matter is this is a news site, not my personal blob page. So when I was asked to interview Uwe for his upcoming film Alone in the Dark, which Lions Gate will be releasing on January 28th, I said yes."" By: Mr. Disgusting
Dark Ride: Set Visit Part Three: The Cast “Cause you know, the Dark Ride isn't the Haunted Mansion. It's supposed to be 60 years old, in Atlantic City, on a pier. It's kind of run down, it's built in the 50's, it probably also has a few updates from the 70's...we've been really successful in combining both those styles in the actual ride. So we've got the really cheesy stuff mixed with a more Hollywood type horror as well..." By: SuperHeidi
The Devil's Rejects: Set Visit Part 2: The Interviews But the differences are what everyone really wants to know about. I said the first film was inspired by Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Spider Baby and more, what was Rejects inspired by? He said the film is "a violent western in the flavor of Bonnie and Clyde.." By: Mr. Disgusting
Serial Slayer: Interview: Mark Tapio Kines If you're referring to the DC snipers Malvo and Muhammed, they didn't inspire "Serial Slayer" because we actually shot it before that whole thing went down. We shot in June 2002 and the killings happened that October - I was actually a tourist in DC at the time, and I remember my friend there literally made me sprint across intersections with him, because he was freaked out that there'd be a sniper on every rooftop. Good times." By: Mr. Disgusting, Oversights
Dark Ride: Set Visit Part Two: The Big Boys "At a Six Flags in Jackson New Jersey, called Great Adventure, where seven teenagers were killed in a Dark Ride in a fire, I thought it was a great backdrop for a horror film. When you`re in a Dark Ride, it is a return to innocence. Man becomes primal when you`re in the dark..." By: SuperHeidi
Seed of Chucky: Writer/Director Don Mancini "Keep in mind that any horror sequel faces the same dilemma: the more you see of these iconic horror characters -- whether it's Freddy, Jason, or Chucky -- the less scary they become. In order to go back to our straightforward horror roots, we'd have to retool everything in such a way that would inevitably result in keeping Chucky in the shadows and on the sidelines" By: Mr. Disgusting
Blade Trinity: Ryan Reynolds, David Goyer and a Guest! "The dress is nice, I make a great woman," Ryan Reynolds commented, acknowledging that his character is the damsel in distress. "Hannibal is the one getting the beat down, the tough guys are Jessica Biel and Parker Posey." By: Brian Myers
Blade: Trinity: Sexy Star Jessica Biel "What are the women going to think about these movies? That was my number one thing, seriously, even if they're the one percent of people who go and see this. I wanted to be respected by women. Because it's easy to be respected by men. All you have to do is look cute and have your little outfit on and they go "Oh we love you!" By: SuperHeidi
Saw: James Wan, Leigh Whannell and Carey Elwes "It's always exciting to meet filmmakers who have a genuine love for the genre they work in, as opposed to those who make the kind of movie that they think will "do well" for them. Meeting "Saw" director James Wan, writer/actor Leigh Whannell and the star of their movie, Carey Elwes, served as a refreshing reminder of the film world's occasional appreciation for energy, enthusiasm, and talent." By: Brian Juergens
Saw: Director James Wan & Writer/Star Leigh Whannell "Now on a whirlwind tour of press and media hype presenting their film to the world, Leigh Whannel and James Wan have been thrust into the entertainment business lock stock and barrel, with a violent and gut-wrenching movie to their credit..." By: SuperHeidi
Riding the Bullet: Director Mick Garris "I like both STAND and SHINING miniseries, especially considering how they were made under the heavy strictures of network television. You have no idea how hard it is to do anything good, especially in the horror field, for commercial TV." By: SuperHeidi
Monster Man: Director Michael Davis "You don't have to be a big Hollywood a-list director to be appreciated, these fans (horror fans) seek out good material...they're not spoon fed like the rest of the movie going public who only see films with a huge marketing budget." By: Mr. Disgusting
Shaun Of The Dead: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright "The way that it works, it's a horror and a comedy, it's sporadically gory. It's certainly not like Brain Dead for instance, or even From Dusk Till Dawn, it's not all-out, but we like the idea that every time you think "Oh, this is how gory it's gonna get, " You then say, "Oh no, wait a second..." One of our producer's father is a surgeon, and we actually asked, "is it possible to have a dart in your skull and survive?" By: SuperHeidi
Eternal's Federico Sanchez and Wilhelm Liebenberg "We financed the film entirely, so we wanted to make sure that everything that wound
up on the screen was approved by us. So, the good things and the bad things are entirely our fault.
On top of that, we were surrounded with individuals who could contribute something and make smart
choices." By: Dominic F. Marceau
Freak Out's Christian James, Dan Palmer, and Yazz Fetto For a few months, people in the know have been bombarding me with nothing but praise for a little British film called "Freak Out". Intrigued, I contacted these filmmakers and, much to my surprise, they informed me that they would be crossing "The Pond" to attend this year's FanTasia film festival. By: Dominic F. Marceau
Ginger Snaps Unleashed: Director Brett Sullivan "And when we shot in this abandoned hospital, some of the artwork, some of the patients' stuff, was still up on the walls! It was all very innocent, but so creepy! And I thought to myself, in a lot of my favorite horror films, the concept of innocence being evil or scary is so prevalent! "The Exorcist", "The Omen", "Children of the corn", "The Shining". Innocence being evil!" By: Dominic F. Marceau
Ju-on: The Grudge: Director/Writer Takashi Shimizu "I love more psychological thriller scare. It doesn't have to be people being dead and people being killed. Even though there are no dead people being killed, as long it is psychologically scary, that works for me." By: Super Heidi
Donnie Darko: Writer/Director Richard Kelly "Bloody-Disgusting sits down with 'Donnie Darko' director Richard Kelly to sort out some long pondered over questions and talk about with he has in plans for the future" By: Mr Disgusting
Saw: Writer/Director James Wan "Needless to say, it was a tough challenge, but we pulled off. We were shooting so fast, our feet never touched the ground. I think that speed found its way into the film, and gave it the energy it needed. There is a sense of gritty rawness that I attribute to the urgency we were shooting the film at." By: Mr Disgusting
Udo Kier Interview "Hello bloody-disgusting fans! Stay fans of the horror genre because we're living in a world where we have real horror so why not make artificial horror? Thank you and goodbye!" By: Dominic F. Marceau
Ginger Snaps Back: Feline Favorite Emily Perkins "Bloody-Disgusting sits down with Emily Perkins, Ginger Snaps producer Paula Devonshire, and cinematographer Michael Marshall to talk about corsets, digital tomahawks, and why it's so damn cool to be Canadian." By: Dominic F. Marceau
Science class with Suspect Zero director Elias Merhige There is a complex blend of empathy, fear, anger and frustration in Suspect Zero with the addition of a truly real scientific breakthrough. The film is grounded in reality and has a realistic backdrop, which is a very scary thing. Elias feels that psychological films are what really scare- not blood and violence. By: Mr Disgusting
Gozu: The Legend Himself- Takashi Miike "Anyone who knows who Miike is knows how important he is to cinema here in the States- although he believes he's more influenced by us. 'Gozu' is a combination of both the horror genre and his favorite, the Yakuza genre- He calls it "the Yakuza Horror Theater"." By: Mr Disgusting
Chill Factor: Co-Creator Marty Schiff "Marty Schiff, Co-Creator of the new Tom Savini Chill Factor Series, has some info for Bloody Disgusting about how the first shoot of the new horror series went." By: Superheidi
Gunnar Hansen: Interview Hansen is most famous for portraying Leatherface in the greatest horror movie ever made – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Hansen is to many, the only Leatherface, and a genuine cult hero. By: Calum Waddell
Rob Zombie: Interview Now planning to film House of 1000 Corpses Part 2 – which he promises will be even wilder and more maniacal than the original. As anyone that has seen the first film will tell you – this is a tall order to follow! With a cast that includes such offbeat stars as Bill Moseley (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Part 2), Karen Black (Five Easy Pieces) and Tom Towles (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), House of 1000 Corpses is required viewing for any self-respecting horror fan. By: Calum Waddell
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Director Marcus Nispel "Marcus Nispel is the director of the much debated and controversial Texas Chainsaw Massacre... the Remake. With TCM coming out on DVD this Spring, and so much controversy between fans of the original and fans of the new film, I thought it might be interesting to get Marcus' opinion on the whole thing, considering he directed it and all." By: Superheidi
