Nightmare Cinema is a new movie redefining the horror film industry
In partnership with Cinelou Films and Good Deed Entertainment, five leading filmmakers in the horror industry, including Mick Garris, Joe Dante, David Slade, Ryuhei Kitamura and Alejandro Brugues have teamed up to create an anthology horror movie called Nightmare Cinema.
The Five Short Films Will Contain a Common Thread
David Slade (30 Days of Night), Alejandro Brugues (Juan of the Dead), Mick Garris (Hocus Pocus), Joe Dante (Gremlins) and Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train) have been working together to direct five short films in the anthology. Donley and Lenny Shapiro, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Robert Jones and Scott Karol will be the executive producers. These five stories carry a common thread and feature several individuals entering the decrepit Rialto Theathre and facing their darkest and deepest fears which are brought to life by The Projectionist played by Micky Rourke. Rourke portrays a ghostly and mysterious figure who invites a downtrodden group of people into the theatre and ends up controlling their future. By the time that the protagonists realize the truth, it is too late to escape.
The Leading Directors Are Excited About This Anthology
Mark Canton will be producing his film from Joe Russo, Courtney Solomon from Cinelou and Garris via Nice Guy Productions. Mark Canton is excited about being one of the leading directors of Nightmare Cinema. While speaking about the success of so many recent horror films, he says, “When Mick Garris brought us the opportunity to collaborate with a group like this, it was easy to get behind. Horror has become an industry strength again. When you look around at recent successes of films like It or Get Out, it’s obvious there’s a hungry audience out there that can’t be ignored.”
Garris is as enthusiastic as Mark and he adds, “I love being able to bring together visionaries of horror cinema from all around the world with their personal perspectives about what scares you. This is a project I’ve been working on for some time and I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with Cinelou and Good Deed to share with everyone.”
For Solomon, who has previously directed American Haunting and Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For, “the anthology format is incredibly exciting to me and has worked really well in the past”. He further adds that “it allows us to work with not only one brilliant director but five of them.”
Reminiscing Old Horror Anthology Films
The main idea behind these horror veterans teaming up together is to create a project that takes us back to the good old times when anthology horror was prominent (think of movies like Creepshow or the Twilight Zone) and to introduce the newer generations to this type of horror film.
While no date has been fixed yet for the release of the film, the team working behind Nightmare Cinema will be soon available for the promotion of their film at Son of Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA for a question and answer session. Horror film lovers will be happy to see some of the exclusive footage from the film during this occasion.
