We were recently pleasantly surprised upon screening the micro-budget indie film Pretty Dead, the most impressive aspect of which is certainly the performance of Carly Oates in the lead role of Regina. This week she sat down with Dread Central to discuss the film.
"I had worked with Ben (Wilkins, Pretty Dead director) before, and he called and said I have something I want you to screen test for," Oates said when describing how she became involved in the project. "But afterward I started thinking that there was no script and it was just kinda out there. So I told them I was going to pass on it. But Ben was like 'No, no, no…let me get you a script. You're gonna love it.' He sent me the script and I still wasn't sure because it was such an extreme story that's really a blending of fantasy and reality.
"I had worked with Ben (Wilkins, Pretty Dead director) before, and he called and said I have something I want you to screen test for," Oates said when describing how she became involved in the project. "But afterward I started thinking that there was no script and it was just kinda out there. So I told them I was going to pass on it. But Ben was like 'No, no, no…let me get you a script. You're gonna love it.' He sent me the script and I still wasn't sure because it was such an extreme story that's really a blending of fantasy and reality.
- 4/6/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Word of this film came in as a review request, but after checking out the movie's synopsis and trailer, we thought we should give you guys an early heads up. Director Benjamin Wilkins brings us a fresh take on a couple of horror sub-genres with the upcoming film Pretty Dead.
The story revolves around Regina Stevens, a woman who appears to be stricken with some sort of mental and physical illness, but questions abound as to what exactly is wrong with her. Pretty Dead can be described as a zombie film but from an entirely new angle. Also this is a found footage picture. But all the footage shot needed to be from scenes that would actually be filmed by a reasonable person and introduced as evidence for investigating the murders committed by Stevens. We like what we're hearing so far.
Pretty Dead had an ultra-low budget, coming in at...
The story revolves around Regina Stevens, a woman who appears to be stricken with some sort of mental and physical illness, but questions abound as to what exactly is wrong with her. Pretty Dead can be described as a zombie film but from an entirely new angle. Also this is a found footage picture. But all the footage shot needed to be from scenes that would actually be filmed by a reasonable person and introduced as evidence for investigating the murders committed by Stevens. We like what we're hearing so far.
Pretty Dead had an ultra-low budget, coming in at...
- 3/6/2012
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
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