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Danielle Harris Vamps Up for ‘New Blood’
B-D caught up with the always-lovely horror vet Danielle Harris on Thursday night at the Saturn Awards, and in the process she hinted at her next project, the intriguing-sounding vampire flick New Blood, written and directed by William Forsythe (Halloween, The Devil’s Rejects) in his first outing behind the camera. Read on to get a taste (no pun intended) of what you can expect.
After nearly being eaten alive by Avatar actor Stephen Lang, who won for Best Actor at the Saturn Awards ceremony in Burbank, California on Thursday night, it was a pleasant breath of fresh air to run into Danielle Harris, horror vet and star of the upcoming Hatchet 2, who let us in on her next project – William Forsythe-directed vampire flick New Blood.
“I’m gonna be doing a film with William Forsythe actually called New Blood that he wrote and is directing and also acting in with me,” Harris told me after plugging the rest of her numerous upcoming projects, including Stake Land (which they’re hoping will garner a premiere slot at September’s Toronto Film Fest) and Night of the Living Dead: Origins (currently in post-production). “It is a really beautiful, amazing, intense vampire movie. And I am completely petrified to be directed by William, but we’re great friends. It scares the crap out of me, but I’m so ready for it.”
Harris, the first to be cast, will be playing the lead role, and while she wouldn’t let me in on exactly what the nature of her character is (“I don’t wanna give too much away“), she did indicate the shoot would be ramping up this Fall: “I think we’re gonna start mid-September, September 15th,” said Harris. “It’s just incredibly intense and character-driven, and Bill wrote it, so it’s really well-written. Gorgeous, dramatic, contemporary vampire movie…that’s gonna be set in a stunning location.”
Alas, she couldn’t tell me where, but we’ll let you know when more info becomes available. Stay tuned!
One night. One house. One horrifying experience. Nothing stays buried forever in Bury the Devil, a real-time exorcism movie told in a single, continuous take.
We’re exclusively unveiling the new trailer and key art for the real-time nightmare below, ahead of the film’s release in select theaters and VOD on August 21.
Adam O’Brien (Mom) directs from a script by John Petrizzi and Brad Hodson.
When nurse Julia finds herself trapped inside the home of her dementia patient, she begins to suspect things are not what they seem; something demonic is seeping through the cracks of this old home. Trapped and with nowhere to turn, Julia soon finds herself in battle to rid the house of this evil before it is too late.
Dawn Ford, Emmanuelle Lussier Martinez, Bill Rowat, and Mark Antony Krupa star.
“This film depicts the most harrowing 90 minutes of our protagonist’s life, and I felt that the most visceral way to really feel this was to do a single-shot film,” O’Brien previously teased. “We are with her every step and misstep she takes – through the unraveling of the mystery to the horror of her discovery. It’s a fun, twisty roller-coaster ride that puts a new spin on exorcisms.”
Bury the Devil is the first installment in a planned trilogy. The prequel, Bury the Devil: Origin, is already in development with O’Brien returning to the helm.
O’Brien produces along with Philip Kalin-Hajdu (The Sacrifice Game) and Benoit Beaulieu (Turbo Kid).
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