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Sundance ’10: Vincenzo Natali Talks ‘Splice’ With BD
Last week BD’s Chris Eggertsen had the chance to speak with Vincenzo Natali, the writer/director of the new film Splice which was executive-produced by Guillermo del Toro and debuts State-side this week in the Midnight screening series at the Sundance Film Festival. During our lengthy conversation, he was able to pick the director’s brain about his new movie, including that much-talked about human/hybrid sex scene, the numerous challenges he’s faced in making the controversial film, and possible sequel potential down the road. He also expounded a bit on his lukewarm/negative feelings towards the two Cube sequels, and how he would treat the Splice property differently if he had the opportunity to direct further entries in the series. He also gave a shout out to Bloody-Disgusting, saying he’s a “huge fan” of the site. Thanks, Vincenzo!
A gnarly infection threatens to claw its way out of a moving camper in the first trailer for Shudder’s claustrophobic Hellcat.
The feature debut of writer/editor/director Brock Bodell, who previously edited the Fantasia title Ultrasound, makes its debut on Shudder on August 14.
In Hellcat, “Lena wakes up in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginably awful fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid?”
Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters) leads the cast that also includes Todd Terry (“Breaking Bad”), Liz Atwater (The Other People), Jordan Mullins (The Bikeriders), and James Austin Johnson (“Saturday Night Live”) in a voice role. Bodell also produces alongside Andrew Duensing and Nate Eggert.
Hellcat made its world premiere last summer at Fantasia. I wrote in my review, “Hellcat is a bit of a Trojan horror that defies easy classification, by design. Bodell’s sneaky debut feature is occasionally too sparse in its worldbuilding in its bid to preserve the mystery, but not enough to detract from the thrilling road thriller that transforms into a completely left-field type of horror we don’t get nearly enough of. The stripped-down tribute to a classic horror staple catches you off guard in more ways than one, marking Bodell as one to watch.”
In other words, there’s a lot more than meets the eye to Hellcat‘s simple infection setup, delivering plenty of surprises along its bumpy road of horrors.
Check out the trailer and poster below and add Hellcat to your watchlists asap.
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