WILDERNESS looks wild!
November 10th 2009 09:57
Orble movie colleague Jason King over at Salty Popcorn sent me the link to a fantastic looking trailer to new American horror-thriller Wilderness which is still in post-production and will be released in 2010.
I discovered whilst looking into the release dates another horror movie called Wilderness, a UK production which was released in 2006. That looks quite good too. It stars Sean Pertwee and deals with violent juvenile delinquents sent to an island as punishment, only to find the island is inhabited with something much more terrifying than each other.
The American Wilderness looks superior though and stars Lance Henrikson and Sean Elliott as father and son who reunite for a camping trip only to find themselves plunged headlong into a nightmarish struggle with something other than themselves. Hmmm, the two movies do sound kind of familiar ....
Wilderness (US) is co-written between Sean Elliott and the director Scooter Downey, which is his debut feature having only worked only as a set intern on an unknown drama called How You Look At Me which starred Frank Langella. How the hell does someone get a production like this greenlit when the director has barely got on-set experience to his name, let alone a short film director or writer’s credit? The machinations of Hollywood and its satellite village production houses and the inner workings of the financing of independent features seems to be a most unpredictable and curious beast.
The stylistic editing and content of the trailer makes the movie look like some kind of visceral, arthouse horror, with elements of Deliverance, The Edge, and something supernatural even … the last shot suggesting a primordial horror from the depths! Yikes! Well, I’m suitably amped. This is up there with Jennifer Lynch’s Hissss on my most anticipated horror release for 2010.
(Cheers Jason, hope you don't mind, but I took the link and ran with it!)
No pics or poster available yet, but check out the awesome trailer here
And here's the trailer to the more conventional looking English Wilderness:
I discovered whilst looking into the release dates another horror movie called Wilderness, a UK production which was released in 2006. That looks quite good too. It stars Sean Pertwee and deals with violent juvenile delinquents sent to an island as punishment, only to find the island is inhabited with something much more terrifying than each other.
Savage English wilderness
The American Wilderness looks superior though and stars Lance Henrikson and Sean Elliott as father and son who reunite for a camping trip only to find themselves plunged headlong into a nightmarish struggle with something other than themselves. Hmmm, the two movies do sound kind of familiar ....
Wilderness (US) is co-written between Sean Elliott and the director Scooter Downey, which is his debut feature having only worked only as a set intern on an unknown drama called How You Look At Me which starred Frank Langella. How the hell does someone get a production like this greenlit when the director has barely got on-set experience to his name, let alone a short film director or writer’s credit? The machinations of Hollywood and its satellite village production houses and the inner workings of the financing of independent features seems to be a most unpredictable and curious beast.
The stylistic editing and content of the trailer makes the movie look like some kind of visceral, arthouse horror, with elements of Deliverance, The Edge, and something supernatural even … the last shot suggesting a primordial horror from the depths! Yikes! Well, I’m suitably amped. This is up there with Jennifer Lynch’s Hissss on my most anticipated horror release for 2010.
(Cheers Jason, hope you don't mind, but I took the link and ran with it!)
No pics or poster available yet, but check out the awesome trailer here
And here's the trailer to the more conventional looking English Wilderness:
The UK 2006 release
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Comment by Natalina
My Life My Muse
Beta Girl Blog
I hope it ends up as good as it seems because I just have such a soft spot for Lance Henrickson. It's sad that he's landed himself in so many stinkers.
Seeing his face again makes me want to rewatch the old TV show Millennium. I know a lot of people didn't like it but I was a huge fan and have all the seasons on DVD.
In any case, this looks great! Thanks for sharing!
Comment by Anonymous
So I hope these turn out good.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
Anon, yeah, well The Edge wasn't a horror, but I quite enjoyed it from memory ... Kiwi director if I remember correctly
Comment by Jason King
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Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I love a good wilderness survival scenario and these appear like they may entertain.
I figure teh kid must be a good talker to get the backing for this with so little lap time to his name.
The Edge is one the few David Mamet disappointments for me, just weak. maybe again because I love the genre my expectations were high with his name attached.
Comment by Bryn
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