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Eric Red’ Chats ‘100 Feet’, Updates Various Other Projects!
This past weekend Eric Red‘s latest horror film, 100 Feet (review), made its US premiere at the Screamfest Horror Film Festival in Hollywood, CA. We caught up with the legendary writer-director (The Hitcher, Near Dark), who chats about three of his upcoming projects, along with how he made 100 FEET so effective and scary. Read on for the blurbs on the upcoming projects, or click here for the full incredibly interesting interview with Red.
Click here for the incredibly interesting interview:
Eric Red is back with a force having recently completed his latest project, 100 FEET, which he both write and directed. During an interview with Red, he revealed details on a few of his upcoming projects, one of which had its plug pulled – but could end up back in Red’s lap.
“NIGHTLIFE is a contemporary vampire story that is a front burner project of mine that looks like it may go soon,” he tells us.
“STOPPING POWER was an original script of mine in production last year in Berlin with Jan De Bont directing and John Cusack starring, budgeted at 60 million. Intermedia’s financing fell through the second day of photography and they pulled the plug,” Red reveals. “I may get the script back and direct it myself, see if Cusack is still interested. It’s a big hi-octane car chase thriller but DeBont had it way overbudgeted. I can film it for 20 million, which is how it was written. A car chase action thriller would be a fun change of pace from horror.”
Being that NIGHTLIFE is right around the corner, Red tells us who he’d like to cast in the film.
“Well, this changes from week to week, but since you asked, today… he jokes, “I’d love to cast John Rhys Meyers from “THE TUDORS” as Ethan. He is one of the few young actors with the real sexual edge, charisma and menacing authority to make a great vampire. Rose McGowen is the perfect Stephanie. Don’t know about Vickie. I really like Laura Ramsey, or may go with an unknown. We’ll see.”
being that Vampire films are notoriously bad (sans NEAR DARK), Red talks about his plans for NIGHTLIFE and how it will be different from most blood-draining films.
“NIGHTLIFE is the BASIC INSTINCT of vampire movies.,” he explains. “This one is highly erotic and sexually charged, which is one of the reasons it’s set in modern day San Francisco. The film is very graphic in terms of nudity and gore and deals a lot with the erotic aspects of the vampire mythology in a bracing way. It will be scary, violent, sexy, romantic, and startling and provocative. It treats vampires as if they really existed and avoids the clichés, such as wooden stakes, crosses and garlic, etc. And it will be a lot of fun, as it is, after all, a vampire flick.”
Earlier this week Red revealed that he’s also going to direct OFF SEASON, an adaptation of an early Jack Ketchum novel. Now we’ve got more details…
“I plan to direct a film of Jack Ketchum’s “OFF SEASON” with a script by producer Nick Koff. It’s about a group of people in the woods of remote Maine who face off against a pack of cannibals. The book pretty much set the bar for extreme violence back in the 80’s in its convincing portrayal of cannibalism and terror. But it is a very classical setup and the movie is going to be a 100 percent convincing and horrifically gruesome. Ketchum I have known each other for 30 years and we have been talking about making this film the entire time.
“It’s great for me to direct somebody else’s script, an adaptation of such a good book, and just direct the picture. I never planned to write and direct every film I do, and I love directing good scripts when they send them to me.”
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New Documentaries Explore the Cult Legacies of ‘The Keep’ and ‘Wolfen’; Watch the Trailers Now [Exclusive]
Undersung werewolf gem Wolfen and Michael Mann’s The Keep get the spotlight in a pair of feature documentaries acquired by Antenna Releasing.
A World War II Fairy Tale, which covers the infamous production of and reception to The Keep, will receive a limited theatrical release in October, followed by a TVOD release on Apple/Amazon. The Keep will also screen as a double feature for some showings.
For Uncovering Wolfen, Antenna eyes a limited theatrical release for 2027. Both films are currently available for booking via Antenna prior to their theatrical and digital releases.
Both documentaries are directed by Stewart Buck, who co-helms with Stéphane Piter on A World War II Fairy Tale.
“We at Antenna are obsessed with film history,” said Chief Acquisitions Officer Billy Ray Brewton. “Stewart has done such a remarkable job of really diving into the deepest recesses of how these films were made and, in doing so, has created the definitive histories of both projects.”
“We’re delighted to be partnering with Antenna Releasing!” said director Buck. “It’s refreshing to see a filmmaker-friendly approach to distribution with people who know what it’s like to be in the trenches with independent projects that struggle to find a home in the crowded marketplace.”
Check out our exclusive trailer and poster reveal of both documentaries below.
Released in 1983, Michael Mann’s The Keep was a notorious box office bomb, critically lambasted and all but forgotten for years, save for the fascination with Tangerine Dream’s iconic score. In recent years, the film has enjoyed a bit of a resurgence and is widely considered a cult classic, though director Michael Mann and many cast members refuse to acknowledge it.
Wolfen, on the other hand, was critical success but was overshadowed heavily by its flashier 1981 siblings An American Werewolf in London and The Howling. It’s also a trailblazer for socio-political horror, and the doc will explore that via the craftspeople who made it.
Look for them both in theaters soon. Stay tuned for more as it arrives.
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