New casting beyond the break. According to the IMDB (a very untrustworthy source), Kyle Russell Clements, James Hébert, Marco St. John, Dan Braverman, Kimberly Whalen and Courtney J. Clark will all be joining the previously announced Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington in the Kevin Munroe directed Dead of Night, the live-action adaptation of 'Dylan Dog" that's currently filming in New Orleans, Louisiana. Watch for official confirmation as it comes in.
Added March 26 at 9pm:Taye Diggs and Anita Briem have been confirmed for Hyde Park-Platinum Studios horror film, "Dead of Night," currently filming in New Orleans. Stunt coordinator Eric Norris ("Righteous Kill") has also come on board to handle the stunt choreography. The news was first announced on Shocktillyoudrop.
The actors join Brandon Routh ("Superman Returns") and Sam Huntington ("Fanboys") in the supernatural thriller being directed by Kevin Munroe ("Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"). Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly ("Sahara") penned the "Men in Black"-style vampire-werewolf-zombie film, which they adapted from the bestselling 1986 Italian comic series, "Dylan Dog."
Diggs will play Vargas, the head of a vampire family, and Briem is Elizabeth, one of Dylan Dog's (Routh's) potential romantic conquests.
Platinum's Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and Hyde Park's Ashok Amritraj are producing the $20-million indie along with Gilbert Adler ("Valkyrie"); co-financer Omnilab Media Group ("The Messenger") is presenting the film.
Diggs, repped by ICM and A Management Company, stars on ABC's "Private Practice." He has appeared in the films "Rent," "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Chicago."
Briem, repped by UTA and Untitled, appears on the Showtime drama "The Tudors" and co-starred in the film, "Journey to the Center to the Earth."
Norris has performed stunts in movies such as "Angels & Demons," "Rush Hour 3" and ""War of the Worlds," and he was stunt coordinator on "Tekken," "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" and "I Love You Philip Morris."
Actually, folks, that description is a little off. Here's the official logline from the film. (I'm not sure where that description came from but it's pretty far from the movie.)
Paranormal investigator Dylan Dog must save the undead hidden among us from their human predators. Based on the highly successful Italian comic “DYLAN DOG” by Tiziano Sclavi, DEAD OF NIGHT is a supernatural whodunit with a hip, modern style – think MEN IN BLACK in a supernatural world populated by vampires, zombies, werewolves and other supernatural creatures.
Should be? Warped, blackly comic, Euro tinged horror and everything twisted that sensibility should entail (see Dellamorte Dellamore).
Will be? Constantine without the budget.
Hope for the best shall we?
I hope you give it a chance, Montgomery. Myself and others here that worked on the script are huge fans of the original books and we all tried very hard to keep it in the same tone and feel as the source material. We've turned down others that offered to make this movie as a Constantine rip-off because that's not what or who Dylan Dog is.
Your message is absolute music to my ears Platinum Dan. Believe it or not i've actually spent months telling people not to just write it off as such, however the casting of Sam Huntington awoke the cynic in me. I apologise if my previous message came across as glib (no if actually, i've just looked back at it and it was) and can assure you that I actually am looking forward to the movie, even more so from what you've just written. Just one proviso, are you going for an R or a PG13? If you say R you've got me on your side all the way.
We're not sure yet. We haven't intentionally made it one way or the other, although we've been pushed to gear it towards PG13, as, unfortunately, it still does make business sense. We've kind of chosen, again, to keep it true to the book and see where the MPAA puts it and go from there. There is a decent amount of "splatter", as there is in the book, but Dylan won't be standing in a human heart, hacking away with a sword. Not until the sequel, at least.
I understand the business concerns though it sounds like you agree that from a horror fans perspective it's regrettable. To be honest we have the advantage over here in the UK of a broader range of certification (PG,12,15,18), allowing for a little more flexibility. Anyhow, i'm still with you, consider me a supporter of the cause. As you said before, you're a fan, so good luck with the movie.
Thanks, Montgomery, and it's been nice talking with you on here. I love this site and am here often, but this article prompted me to make my first post. Glad it did.
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