EXCL: After Dark Films is Hearing Voices
Source:ShockTillYouDrop.com
November 21, 2008
The line-up is complete. After Dark Films CEO Courtney Solomon has announced that After Dark has acquired the Korean horror title
Voices after inking a deal with Ludo Cremers and Jesus DiSica of 24-Frames. The film, first reported last year here on Shock under the title
Someone Behind You, is based on the comic book by Kang Kyung-ok.
Voices marks the eighth and final film for After Dark’s third installment of
Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For beginning January 9th. Ki-hwan Oh (
Art of Seduction) directed the psychological horror film which stars Jin-seo Yun (
The Moonlight of Seoul), Ki-Woo Lee (
Crazy Waiting) and Gi-woong Park. It was produced by Moo Ryung Kim (
Memories of Murder).
The story tells of a young woman who believes she is cursed after having many of her family and friends die in the most brutal ways imaginable. She must discover the mystery behind these killings before she too becomes a victim.
"I was blown away by the film," says Solomon.
"When I look at non-English speaking films for our Horrorfest series, they are scrutinized more heavily because we need to make sure the mainstream horror audience is going to enjoy them. I think it's safe to say that we've found a film that is gorgeous, intriguing and has a ton of crossover appeal. I couldn’t be more pleased."
The latest horror entry to hail from Asia and participate in Horrorfest was Takashi Shimizu's
Reincarnation.
Voices joins the previously announced
Autopsy,
The Broken,
The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations,
Dying Breed,
From Within,
Perkins' 14 and
Slaughter.
Dana Lambert, VP of Acquisitions at After Dark, brokered the deal with President, Ludo Cremers and Director of Development and Acquisitions, Jesus DiSica of 24-Frames.
"Voices is based on a best-selling comic book series and cleverly exploits the paranoid belief that those dearest to you may want you dead," says Ludo Cremers, President of 24 frames.
"The spectacular cinematography combined with the relentless visceral thrills will give gore fans plenty of eye candy. We are delighted to collaborate with After Dark in bringing this must see, edge of your seat horror film to American fans of the genre."
Click on the image below for a full look at the first exclusive photo presented to ShockTillYouDrop.com.
Comments
Posted by: ico on November 21, 2008 at 14:22:38
.....OK.
Posted by: joe asylo on November 21, 2008 at 14:36:19
until january.
Posted by: ico on November 22, 2008 at 21:59:57
So many movies are coming out, i need money. Is anybody hiring?
Posted by: ZOMBIE4PETA on November 22, 2008 at 22:32:19
I have to say, the Asian's do not give a damn about offending anyone with gore. They will release anything as long as it has substance. Example - Battle Royale, one movie I would have no problem with an american studio remaking. But its considered too brutal and graphic. I thought rated R meant no one under 17. Suggestion: Never cast anyone from Dawsons Creek or Buffy the Vampire Slayer in another Asian remake. Thanks!
what?
Posted by: Robert Black on November 26, 2008 at 12:17:16
"When I look at non-English speaking films for our Horrorfest series, they are scrutinized more heavily because we need to make sure the mainstream horror audience is going to enjoy them."
The expected American xenophobia from Mr Solomon. A wise king he is not. A genre film has to have sympathetic characters,and a strong narrative as well as the requisite elements of horror,sex and gore. First and foremost this will guarantee an audience,not whether that film is "mainstream" ie: as homogenized as his other mediocre selections. A film's culture and language is irrelevent to whether an audience will relate to it. Xenophobes don't see foreign films.
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