Movies
Set Visit Preview: A Reflection of ‘Mirrors II’
Back in January Bloody Disgusting’s Chris Eggertsen took a trip down to the set of Fox Home Entertainment’s Mirrors II, the direct-to-video sequel to Alex Aja’s remake arriving in stores this coming October. With a full set report forthcoming, below you’ll find a quick little teaser from the Victor Garcia directed sequel.
A few months back I visited the set of Twentieth Century Fox’s upcoming Mirrors 2, the sequel to the Alexandre Aja original starring Kiefer Sutherland. Helming this time around is Victor Garcia (director of Return to House on Haunted Hill from 2007), and taking over for Sutherland as the main protagonist is Terminator 3 thesp Nick Stahl. The actor stars as Max Matheson, a night time security guard/recovering drug addict who takes a job at his father’s department store and is haunted by visions of a young woman in the store’s mirrors. When he becomes a suspect in several grisly murders, Max is forced to solve the mystery behind the ghostly apparitions in order to prove his innocence.
Unfortunately Stahl was not present during the two-day shoot I witnessed, but I did get an opportunity to speak with director Garcia, producer Todd Williams, in-camera f/x men Alex Diaz and Kevin Wasner, and visual f/x man Sean Findley. The scene being filmed was a grisly one involving co-star Jon Michael Davis, an evil mirror double, and a couple of sliced Achilles tendons, Hostel-style. The setting? Bar/apartment complex (yeah, you read that right) Boudreaux & Thibodeaux in Baton Rouge, LA, in a third-floor loft-style apartment manned by Garcia, a large crew, and a bevy of bright lights which effectively turned the small space into a sweltering hotbox.
I’m prohibited from giving too much else away regarding the visit at this early date, but I will say that fans of the first movie can expect lots of gore (inflatable intestines – nice!), a closer adherence to the original Korean film, and perhaps a little gratuitous boobage.
Stay tuned for updates and interviews soon.
The killer tomatoes are back in Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, and the offiical poster for the brand new movie has been unleashed tonight.
Additionally, we’ve learned that the film’s theatrical release is set for this August, with a panel set for San Diego Comic-Con this month featuring the world premiere of the trailer.
While you wait, check out the official poster down below.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence will be released in select cities across the US beginning August 7th in major cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Diego, and others, and expanding to further locations throughout the month.
The fifth installment in the horror-comedy franchise pits the eternal power of nature against AI’s best and brightest.
In Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, a young biotech prodigy develops a revolutionary genetically engineered vegetable designed to solve humanity’s problems. But when the experiment spirals out of control, it unleashes a new generation of killer tomatoes, setting the stage for another outrageous chapter in the long-running cult franchise.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes co-creators Costa Dillon and J. Stephen Peace return to write and executive produce. David Ferino directs.
The film features an ensemble cast led by franchise icon John Astin (The Addams Family), reprising his role as Professor Gangreen, comedy legend David Koechner (Anchorman), Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight), horror favorite Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), comedy veteran Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Myrna Velasco (Star Wars Resistance), Vernée Watson (Shrinking, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Paul Bates (Coming to America).
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes launched in 1979, followed by 1988’s Return of the Killer Tomatoes, 1991’s Killer Tomatoes Strike Back, and 1992’s Killer Tomatoes Eat France.
The franchise also spawned an animated series in 1990.
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