"Halloween" Spin off in the works...
Wed, June 2, 2010 Horror movies are known for the endless amount of sequels and remakes they tend to spawn, but how often does a spin off come out of a horror classic? Indie filmmaker Will Sanders has taken it upon himself to write and direct a spin off of sorts to the original John Carpenter's Halloween. He's taken a few lines of dialogue and turned them into a ninety-minute indie feature that to me sounds very awesome.
Every town has a story and the peaceful little midwestern town of Russellville, Illinois is no different. The story is about Charlie Bowles a respected theatre owner and loving father, who until one Halloween Night was respected by his fellow townsfolk. In one night his unthinkable acts changed and rattled a town forever.
Last Supper is based on a line of dialogue from John Carpenter’s “Halloween”. In the film Dr. Loomis goes to a cemetery in search of Judith Myers’ grave, the graveyard keeper tells Dr. Loomis a story about Charlie Bowles, while in search of the grave marker, but in the middle of his story he is interrupted by Loomis about Michael Myers and Carpenter’s story of Halloween continues from there. Line of dialogue for reference Every town has something like this happen. I remember a guy over in Russellville. Charlie Bowles. About fifteen year ago, he finished dinner, excused himself from the table, went out into the garage and got a hacksaw, then came back into the house, kissed his wife and two children goodbye, and then proceeded to… In this small scene it has left many fans including myself wondering what did Ol Charlie Bowles do?
Last Supper: The Russellville Hacksaw Murders is set to start production this fall. Working off a modest budget the production is expected to be finished before the end of the year, and plans are set to attend film festivals next year in hopes of acquiring distribution. I'd say if all goes well we could see this in theatres by late summer or early fall of next year.
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Reader Comments (4)
As long as it's nothing like rob zombies shitty remake I'm down with this. cool idea
I bet either weinstein or dimension pick this up. I would have said new line but they're owned by mega stuido WB now. Maybe even paramount since they had success with paranormal activity on a 15000 budget. Hollywood needs more original ideas like this.
wow what a sweet idea. I hope this does get picked up. too many shitty horror movies out right now.
F-ing cool...we need more movies like this and less like platinum dunes remakes