Post by Mr.HoRrOr on Apr 17, 2011 14:28:41 GMT -5
Filmmaker Darren Lynn Bousman chatted recently with Thisweekin, and with "Mother's Day" and "11-11-11" both due out this year...the man is still not slowing down anytime soon. In fact, he updated TWI on another horror/thriller he's got in the chute, "Ninety"...which involves a serial killer who plans to kill 90 people in 90 minutes! About the movie, Bousman explains..."It's psychotic and it's crazy. I wanted to do a movie that's fun. 'Repo!' was fun, and I think that translated well into the movie. '11-11-11' and 'Mother's Day' are not fun movies. 'Ninety' is fun. It's 90 kills in 90 minutes. Done. Sold. Buy my ticket. We're talking unique kills, too; it's not like I just put ninety people in a room and dropped a bomb. The script is from Scott Milam, who also wrote 'Mother's Day.' It's a cross between 'Natural Born Killers,' 'True Romance,' and something a little more lighthearted."
He then goes on to reveal that he plans to make "Ninety"s killer more of an anti-hero that the audience can cheer for at times. "When you're going to kill ninety people in a movie, after a while it could become monotonous. You'll feel like, "Okay, I've seen this. I'm done," he explains. "To combat that, we're going out of our way to make our killer cool and badass, like Mickey and Mallory were in 'NBK.' You'll see the movie and just want to be the killer. Obviously we don't want anyone to ever emulate being a killer as obviously that's wrong, but we made sure our guy is just very likable. There's two times that you'll even want to high-five him." Bousman then went on to tease some more forthcoming works, including a mystery horror film which could get the greenlight at any second, and a monster movie!
"I'll be shooting a little surprise between '11-11-11' and the next thing. I've also sold another horror film that I've written that we may fast-track and move quickly into," he reveals. "It's a monster movie. Another kind of exploratory thing that I'd like to do." Interesting. Looks like we'll be seeing a lot more from Darren in the near future. Meantime, look for "Mother's Day" later this year, and "11-11-11" on November 11th of this year.
He then goes on to reveal that he plans to make "Ninety"s killer more of an anti-hero that the audience can cheer for at times. "When you're going to kill ninety people in a movie, after a while it could become monotonous. You'll feel like, "Okay, I've seen this. I'm done," he explains. "To combat that, we're going out of our way to make our killer cool and badass, like Mickey and Mallory were in 'NBK.' You'll see the movie and just want to be the killer. Obviously we don't want anyone to ever emulate being a killer as obviously that's wrong, but we made sure our guy is just very likable. There's two times that you'll even want to high-five him." Bousman then went on to tease some more forthcoming works, including a mystery horror film which could get the greenlight at any second, and a monster movie!
"I'll be shooting a little surprise between '11-11-11' and the next thing. I've also sold another horror film that I've written that we may fast-track and move quickly into," he reveals. "It's a monster movie. Another kind of exploratory thing that I'd like to do." Interesting. Looks like we'll be seeing a lot more from Darren in the near future. Meantime, look for "Mother's Day" later this year, and "11-11-11" on November 11th of this year.