Elijah Wood is set to produce a new zombie film through his production company SpectreVision, which specializes in developing horror genre films. The movie is called Curse the Darkness, and it's described as an "anthropological zombie film, and will take its cues from purported real-life roots of zombie, which involved chemically-induced slavery widely practiced by plantation owners around the Haitian Revolution of 1803."
The producers of the film released a statement explaining that the story is “set against the modern day backdrop of undocumented workers laboring in the Louisiana sugarcane fields, the story is a terrifying look at the systematic exploitation of the labor force by large corporate entities, as well as a portrait of the plight of undocumented workers in the United States.”
Wood had this to say in a statement:
“We always said we wanted to stay away from the zombie genre, as it’s been so well covered,...
The producers of the film released a statement explaining that the story is “set against the modern day backdrop of undocumented workers laboring in the Louisiana sugarcane fields, the story is a terrifying look at the systematic exploitation of the labor force by large corporate entities, as well as a portrait of the plight of undocumented workers in the United States.”
Wood had this to say in a statement:
“We always said we wanted to stay away from the zombie genre, as it’s been so well covered,...
- 8/26/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Zombie movies can go deeper than the eaten flesh. We’ve seen social commentary wedged between the shambling (or the running) living dead on film and television before, and now Elijah Wood’s SpectreVision is moving forward on Curse the Darkness, a zombie film focusing on the exploited labor force of undocumented workers in the United States. Along with the film’s announcement comes its first poster.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jorge Michel Grau (the original We Are What We Are) will direct Curse the Darkness off a script by first-time feature scribe Brandon Maurice Williams. Elijah Wood and fellow SpectreVision operators Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller will produce the film, which will begin filming in Louisiana on October 27th and is now casting.
Coined as an “anthropological zombie film” by those involved, Curse the Darkness is influenced in part by the grueling, chemical-addled conditions suffered by slaves...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jorge Michel Grau (the original We Are What We Are) will direct Curse the Darkness off a script by first-time feature scribe Brandon Maurice Williams. Elijah Wood and fellow SpectreVision operators Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller will produce the film, which will begin filming in Louisiana on October 27th and is now casting.
Coined as an “anthropological zombie film” by those involved, Curse the Darkness is influenced in part by the grueling, chemical-addled conditions suffered by slaves...
- 8/26/2014
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Elijah Wood will produce the zombie film Curse the Darkness.
The actor will be joined by his SpectreVision partners Daniel Noah and Josh C Waller on the horror movie.
Jorge Michel Grau will direct the Brandon Maurice Williams-written project, which is described as an "anthropological zombie film".
The film is based around the roots of the zombie myth - the practice of drugging plantation slaves around the time of the Haitian Revolution of 1803.
It will centre around the exploitation of undocumented workers by big business.
"We always said we wanted to stay away from the zombie genre, as it's been so well covered, but when we read Brandon's script, we encountered a take on the genre that simply had to be realised," said Wood.
"Curse the Darkness is both a chilling exercise in horror and an incisive polemic against the conditions of illegal immigrants in this country."
Curse the...
The actor will be joined by his SpectreVision partners Daniel Noah and Josh C Waller on the horror movie.
Jorge Michel Grau will direct the Brandon Maurice Williams-written project, which is described as an "anthropological zombie film".
The film is based around the roots of the zombie myth - the practice of drugging plantation slaves around the time of the Haitian Revolution of 1803.
It will centre around the exploitation of undocumented workers by big business.
"We always said we wanted to stay away from the zombie genre, as it's been so well covered, but when we read Brandon's script, we encountered a take on the genre that simply had to be realised," said Wood.
"Curse the Darkness is both a chilling exercise in horror and an incisive polemic against the conditions of illegal immigrants in this country."
Curse the...
- 8/26/2014
- Digital Spy
Elijah Wood's production company, SpectreVision, has another project coming our way soon, this time with Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are) and Zodiac Features. That's right, fiends; get ready for what's being referred to as an "anthropological zombie film" in Curse the Darkness.
Deadline reports that Grau is directing from a script by Brandon Maurice Williams, and Zodiac is funding and co-producing the project. The film is set against the backdrop of the Louisiana sugarcane fields and the systematic exploitation of labor and undocumented workers by large corporations.
Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller will produce for SpectreVision. Curse the Darkness begins lensing in October in Louisiana and marks the latest U.S. project for Grau, who also helmed a segment in anthology The ABCs of Death and makes his American feature debut in the upcoming Big Sky, starring Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgewick, and Frank Grillo.
Deadline reports that Grau is directing from a script by Brandon Maurice Williams, and Zodiac is funding and co-producing the project. The film is set against the backdrop of the Louisiana sugarcane fields and the systematic exploitation of labor and undocumented workers by large corporations.
Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller will produce for SpectreVision. Curse the Darkness begins lensing in October in Louisiana and marks the latest U.S. project for Grau, who also helmed a segment in anthology The ABCs of Death and makes his American feature debut in the upcoming Big Sky, starring Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgewick, and Frank Grillo.
- 8/26/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
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Actress Ellen Burstyn has signed on to make her feature directorial debut on the character drama "Bathing Flo" inspired by the life of Thruline manager-producer Danny Sherman.
The New York-set story centers on a man in need of a place to live, who’s given the chance to house-sit in exchange for free rent. He discovers the house is occupied by the man’s elderly mother Flo, who is part of the deal. [Source: Deadline]
Exodus 47
Chris Columbus is set to produce and possibly direct the Holocaust refugee story "Exodus 47" for Crystal City Entertainment, 1492 Pictures and Ocean Blue Entertainment. Mark Friedman penned the script, based on the autobiography of a Baptist minister who was on a worn-down steamer on its mission to deliver Holocaust survivors to freedom in 1947.
The ship picked up 4,500 refugees from the French port of Sete but was turned back near Palestine. The plight of the refugees,...
- 8/25/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
SpectreVision, the film production shingle founded by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Josh C. Waller, has teamed with Zodiac Features on “anthropological zombie film” Curse the Darkness. Mexican helmer Jorge Michel Grau is directing from a script by Brandon Maurice Williams and Zodiac is funding and co-producing the project. Pic is set against the backdrop of the Louisiana sugarcane fields and the systematic exploitation of labor and undocumented workers by large corporations. Wood, Noah, and Waller will produce for SpectreVision. Curse the Darkness begins lensing in October in Louisiana and marks the latest U.S. project for Grau, who made his feature debut with We Are What We Are, helmed a segment in anthology The ABCs of Death, and makes his American feature debut in the upcoming Big Sky starring Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgewick and Frank Grillo. Wme will be handling domestic sales and Mexico City-based Mundial is repping foreign.
- 8/25/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
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