This week Image Entertainment released first-time director Andrew Weiner's docu-style indie thriller The Frankenstein Theory, which resurrects one of the genre's most beloved giants as a 300-year-old experiment gone awry in the Arctic Circle, on DVD and VOD.
Co-written by Weiner and Vlady Pildysh, The Frankenstein Theory stars Kris Lemche, Christine Lakin, Joe Egender, Heather Stephens, Eric Zuckerman and Brian Henderson. Dread Central recently chatted with Weiner about his first-time experiences at the helm of the found-footage style project, what inspired the story of The Frankenstein Theory, whether or not he's got a plan for a sequel and much more.
Read on for our exclusive interview with up-and-coming indie filmmaker Weiner for Indie Horror Month, and make sure to check out The Frankenstein Theory now that it's available everywhere!
Dread Central: So my first question is a two-parter: One, were you a Frankenstein fan going into this project; and two,...
Co-written by Weiner and Vlady Pildysh, The Frankenstein Theory stars Kris Lemche, Christine Lakin, Joe Egender, Heather Stephens, Eric Zuckerman and Brian Henderson. Dread Central recently chatted with Weiner about his first-time experiences at the helm of the found-footage style project, what inspired the story of The Frankenstein Theory, whether or not he's got a plan for a sequel and much more.
Read on for our exclusive interview with up-and-coming indie filmmaker Weiner for Indie Horror Month, and make sure to check out The Frankenstein Theory now that it's available everywhere!
Dread Central: So my first question is a two-parter: One, were you a Frankenstein fan going into this project; and two,...
- 3/28/2013
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
When I saw the promotional material for "The Frankenstein Theory," I admit rolling my eyes and thinking the movie sounded ridiculous. I couldn't help but have low expectations going into it with cover art exclaiming, "From the creators of 'The Last Exorcism.'" Whenever a movie carries a bi-line like that to promote it, you can bet it's going to be a disappointment. This indie found "footage" film is the perfect example of a concept that shouldn't work but did.
Desperately driven to prove himself to the world, Professor John Venkenheim leads a documentary film crew to the edge of the Arctic Circle. He intends to expose to the world his inconceivable theory. He believes that Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is a work of non-fiction disguised as fantasy and that the creature is alive and well. As they travel deeper into the desolate snow-covered plains, strange events and happenings unfold around them.
Desperately driven to prove himself to the world, Professor John Venkenheim leads a documentary film crew to the edge of the Arctic Circle. He intends to expose to the world his inconceivable theory. He believes that Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is a work of non-fiction disguised as fantasy and that the creature is alive and well. As they travel deeper into the desolate snow-covered plains, strange events and happenings unfold around them.
- 3/24/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Eric Shirey)
- Cinelinx
What if Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was actually a true story? That’s the basis for The Frankenstein Theory, which started a limited theatrical and VOD release last week, and will be released to DVD on March 26th. I recently had the opportunity to talk with director Andrew Weiner, who told me about referencing the original material over the classic movies, and the challenges of a freezing, snow-covered shoot.
Thank you for taking the time to talk with Daily Dead. Can you tell me how this became the first project you’d take on as a director?
Andrew Weiner: I wrote the screenplay with Vlady Pildysh, a really talented writer that lives up in Alberta, Canada. I’ve worked with him before and one day he said: “What if we do something where Frankenstein is based on true events?” That was really the launching pad and, from there, we wrote a detailed screenplay together.
Thank you for taking the time to talk with Daily Dead. Can you tell me how this became the first project you’d take on as a director?
Andrew Weiner: I wrote the screenplay with Vlady Pildysh, a really talented writer that lives up in Alberta, Canada. I’ve worked with him before and one day he said: “What if we do something where Frankenstein is based on true events?” That was really the launching pad and, from there, we wrote a detailed screenplay together.
- 3/8/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
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