Gary Dauberman’s Salem Lot— A movie that was delayed to the point that even the original author, Stephen King, was frustrated by the situation is finally coming out soon, and it looks like it’ll be worth the wait. The vampire tale opens in October, a better fate than some of Warner Bros.’ recent releases, but if Dauberman has his way, the film will be released in drive-in theaters more in keeping with its 20th-century Mid-1970s aesthetic.
In a new profile in Vanity Fair, the horror veteran (annabell, Annabelle: Creation, annabelle comes home, nun, it, it chapter twothe upcoming until dawn Adaptation) is finally starting to talk about salem lotstarring Louis Pullman (outer scope) Play writer Ben Mears, whose trip to his hometown turns into a monster mayhem thanks to newcomer Richard Straker (game of Thrones‘ Pilou Asbæk) and Very The mysterious Kurt Barlow. This drive-in theater dream was tied to the film’s retro feel, which was in keeping with King’s original 1970s setting – Dauberman made it a point to prioritize high quality from the start.
“Most of my work is set in the ’70s,” he told Vanity Fair. “I love the music. I do love the costumes. I just love the vibe of it. It’s not just the look of the movie,” he further explained. “It’s also about the tone, which aims to capture the wild spirit of the grindhouse movies of the 1970s.” . Poster for the 1974 Voodoo Zombie Revenge movie. sugar mountain For this reason, we specifically incorporate it into the production design.
“You could make a very dull version of the movie, but that’s not my character,” he told the magazine. “It’s trying to ride the ebb and flow of the waves. You have fun, then you might get scared, and then you have fun again. Hopefully it feels like a complete ride in the end.
The rest of the cast includes Alfre Woodard, Mackenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark and John Benjamin Hickey. salem lot It was adapted into a television miniseries in 1979 by Tobe Hooper (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, “Poltergeist”)starring David Soul and James Mason, and another 2004 television miniseries produced by Mikael Salomon, starring Rob Lowe, Donald Sutherland and Rutger Hauer.
Check out more images from Vanity Fair, including a glimpse of Dracula and Masten Manor (one of King’s most revered creepy old house creations), as well as a glimpse of Asbeck’s ornately costumed familiar. salem lot Airing on Max in October.
Based on the 1975 novel, “Salem’s Place” tells the story of author Ben Mears who returns to his small town to find inspiration for his next book, only to discover that his fellow citizens are… were executed one by one.
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