Aftershock

For Nicolas Lopez’s first cross-over film, Aftershock, the Chilean director teams up with star and horror connoisseur Eli Roth. The natural disaster thriller centers on a group of sexy quasi-strangers partying it up in the heart of Chile’s nightlife scene only to have their fun cut short by a deadly earthquake. As their gruesome night unfolds, the crew (led by Roth’s earnest “Gringo” character) discovers the real threat isn’t Mother Nature; it’s human nature. Even more terrifying: the events were partly inspired by a real quake that hit Santiago, Chile in 2010.

We sat down with the stars and filmmaker at LA’s legendary Magic Castle to talk survival kits, what it’s like to experience an earthquake while clubbing and the “natural disaster” that are Roth’s dance moves. It’s a bloody rollercoaster of a ride that sets itself apart from the genre’s typical, CGI-inflated doomsday fare and will definitely have you re-stocking those emergency kits. Thermal blankets and bottled water, anyone?

Nicolas López's Aftershock isn't a horror movie as much as it's a disaster movie filled with the kinds of horrors that take place in a real natural disaster - in this case the horrifying 6.2 aftershock that hit Chile in the summer of 2010 that prompted Lopez and Hostel creator Eli Roth to collaborate on a movie that explores horror from a very real place.

It follows as group of individuals, two connected locals and four tourists traveling through the Santiago, Chile travel and party scene, going from cemeteries to big dance parties and seeing the beautiful city. One of the tourists, an American simply referred to as "Gringo" is played by Roth himself, a divorcee on the look to meet women and having three beautiful choices in Andrea Osvárt, Lorenza Izzo and Natasha Yarovenko. Leading the band is Nicolás Martínez's Pollo, a local player who means well but tends to get them into trouble every way of the turn. And then the earthquake hits.

With a May 10th release date looming, Radius TWC revealed a new one-sheet for Aftershock, directed by Nicolas Lopez.

Eli Roth co-writes and stars in the film which concerns an American tourist’s Chilean vacation that goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground.  For a new batch of pics, click here.

Severed hands, crushed and charred bodies...it's the red band trailer for Aftershock, the gory disaster film from Nicolas Lopez.

Eli Roth co-write and stars in the film which concerns an American tourist’s Chilean vacation that goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground.

It's a gnarly, bloody experience and you should definitely be checking it out when the film drops on May 10th. 

Director Nicolas Lopez snapped a photo of the U.S. one-sheet for Aftershock (which has, to date, not been revealed until now) and uploaded it to his Instagram feed for all to see.  You can check it out inside.

The film is being released by Radius TWC on May 10th.  In the film directed by Lopez - and co-written by/presented by/starring Eli Roth - an American tourist’s Chilean vacation goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground.  Click here for the trailer.

I caught the film at a screening recently and I have to see it's a crazy, gory ride.  I quite enjoyed it...

There's been a whole lot of Eli Roth in our headlines lately, and for good reason.  In addition to wrapping The Green Inferno, he's also shepherding (and directed the first episode for) Hemlock Grove, a Netflix original series, and starring in Aftershock (which he co-wrote).

Dimension Films is releasing the latter in 2013 and we have the trailer waiting for you after the jump.

In the film directed by Nicolas Lopez, an American tourist’s Chilean vacation goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground.

We spoke to Roth about the project a few months back - you can read that interview here.

There are few bigger success stories that have come out of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) than filmmaker Eli Roth, who brought both Cabin Fever and the original Hostel to TIFF in 2002 and 2005 respectively.

This year, Roth was back in Toronto with Chilean filmmaker Nicolás López and a movie they co-wrote called Aftershock in which Eli Roth stars as an American in Santiago, Chile, spending a night on the town with his two friends and three beautiful women. They’re all having fun until an earthquake suddenly hits and they have to find a way to survive both the quake and all the terror that arises after it hits, things like escaped convicts and looters. Oh, and it also has a cameo by Selena Gomez.

Shock Till You Drop sat down with Roth to find out how this connection to Chile, where he’ll be shooting much of his next film The Green Inferno, came about as well as talking briefly about some of his other projects, including a year-round haunted house in Las Vegas called Eli Roth's Goretorium, which opens later this month.

This Tuesday, September 11th, director Nicolas Lopez debuts Aftershock at the Toronto International Film Festival and, over the weekend, a clip hit the web.

In this slice of mayhem, we see a nightclub in the midst of an earthquake.  Douchebag get crushed and attractive women flee from falling debris.

Eli Roth co-scripted and stars.

Synopsis: In Chile, an American tourist’s vacation goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground.

Deadline is preemptively reporting that Dimension Films will pick up the distribution rights to Aftershock and Clown, both produced by Eli Roth.  Aftershock is making its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and Clown is going into production soon.

Roth also stars in Aftershock alongside Selena Gomez.  In the film, an American tourist’s Chilean vacation goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground.  Nicolas Lopez directs.

Riding on the heels of our news item earlier this morning, even more photos from Aftershock, starring Eli Roth and Selena Gomez have hit us.  The film is a selection of TIFF's Midnight Madness.  

In Chile, an American tourist’s vacation goes from good to great when he meets some beautiful women travellers. But when an earthquake ravages the underground nightclub they’re in, a fun night quickly turns to terror. Escaping to the surface is just the beginning as they face nightmarish chaos above ground.  Nicolas Lopez directs.

Eli Roth let slip yesterday that Aftershock, directed by Nicholas Lopez, is going to make its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.  The film is being added to the Midnight Madness program.

Roth produced and stars in the film which is said to be set on an island where the residents of an insane asylum are set free in the wake of earthquake.  The Hostel helmer also co-penned the tale with Guillermo Amoedo and Lopez.

Head inside for a larger look at the pic which features a man with an axe, blood and a dude in a precarious situation between some gal's legs.