New production stills and concept drawings from Richard Kelly’s Southland Tales have made their way onto the internet. We have a look at them below, but be warned, there are spoilers. As always, left click for higher resolution.
Look Effects Inc. was used for the visual effects work on Southland Tales and has released their “Winter Reel”, which has a few clips from Southland Tales, including the Mega-Zepplin exploding and Boxer Santaros looking out over the Southland from a skyscraper. Check that out at this link.
Also Note: Universal International has an April 2007 release date listed on their website, but this is not true. Richard Kelly says the film will probably be done in time for a Summer or Fall release at best.
“It’s a error made by the site,” says Kelly. “The film is not complete, nor will it be by then”.
IESB posted the following new production photos:
Martin Mercer posted the following concept art photos:
Riot Cop:
UPU Tank
War of the Homeless
Mega-Zeppelin Airship Explodes
Thug Riot Storyboards:
Here is the plot synopsis: This futuristic film evokes the city of Los Angeles, after the Texas cities of El Paso and Abilene have fallen victim to twin nuclear attacks on July 4th, 2005, a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions which precipitates America into war. The Patriot Act has been upgraded to a new agency known as USIdent which keeps constant tabs on citizens even to the extent of censoring the internet and using fingerprints in order to access computers and bank accounts. In order to be able to respond to the fuel scarcity, the German company Treer designs a generator of inexhaustible energy which operates thanks to ocean currents. In this city on the brink of chaos, we follow the criss-crossed destinies of Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson), action film actor stricken with amnesia; Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), ex-porn star in the midst of reconverting; and twin brothers Roland and Ronald Taverner (both played by Seann William Scott), whose destinies becomes confused with that of all mankind.
March 20th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
the stills for this look amazing!!!
Is this a graphic novel or something?
…because just by those few pictures, and the story i think it’d be really cool
March 20th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
I want to see this now, please.
That is all.
March 21st, 2007 at 7:28 am
None of these are new, in fact they are very, very old.
Stop wasting our time till you get something that’s really new.
March 21st, 2007 at 9:01 am
Wow dude. What’s with the attitude? Who pissed on your parade? I’m sure the majority of Slashfilm.com’s readers haven’t seen them or seen them all in one place, so chill. And while you’re sitting in the corner on a time out, learn how to be polite.
March 21st, 2007 at 2:11 pm
I was only being helpful fishy. These pics are a year old (and I mean that literally), so they are by no means *NEW*. I can say whatever I want. Because those are 1. facts or 2. personal opinions. I don’t see a problem in writing down either.
March 21st, 2007 at 3:21 pm
Fishy? Try Fyodor (you know, first name first and all), not fishy. As for your comments and my response I stand by them. Since you prefer to post anonymously, you obviously feel it’s your god-given right to be rude and obnoxious. You’re absolutely right. You can be as rude and obnoxious as you want, but that way lies being called a troll and being ignored, even when you have something valuable to add to the mix. Think it over. Once you do, I’m sure you’ll realize I’m right and you’ll respond accordingly.
March 21st, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Oh god…I never thought I’d seen the term “Troll” used outside of an Imdb message board.
But in all seriousness…seriously…chill out. I personally had never seen the pictures before…so they were new to me…and plus…they loooking fucking cool as all hell!!!
March 21st, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Zach, the word troll is used everywhere on the internet, not just IMDB. I’m pretty sure it didn’t originate there. It probably originated years before that (I heard it on AOL seven or eight years ago). Whatever the source, I don’t believe there’s a place for rude behavior anywhere, least of all a movie site like Slashfilm.com.
March 21st, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Really??? …I had no idea. I mean…i agree with you about the rude behavior…but seriously…Imdb didnt coin the creation of that term. I have seriously never heard it anywhere else before. I feel so sheltered now :(
March 21st, 2007 at 9:21 pm
It’s used heavily on politically oriented blogs too. Plenty of wingers stepping in to stir things up. Latest development is the “concern troll,” someone who seems supportive, but isn’t, just trying to convince you to their point of view while undermining your own.
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:33 am
Dear Mr. or Mrs. Fish,
I have thought over my behaviour in the comments section of this blog and I have indeed realized you were right and I was so very, very wrong. I don’t know where to begin. First, I would like to thank you for pointing out so eloquently I was wrong. Your words helped me realize I acted rude, obnoxious and impolite. Second I would like to extend my gratitude to you for saving me from succumbing to the dark side, the path of the troll. I had only made two posts, but thanks to your wisdom you were able to see the truth. On behalf of myself and the rest of the internet, thank you. I still have much to learn and I take your words as guidelines for future behaviour. I realize now that my attitude was uncalled for. Even though no one had pissed on my parade, I still went way out of line. I should have indeed chilled a whole lot more that’s for sure. I hope one day I will learn to be as polite as you Mr. or Mrs. Fyodor_Fish.
I understand now that for many readers these pictures were indeed all new. I would like to apologise to Slashfilm.com and it’s readers for my negative comments. I’m sorry. Your post only had the best intentions of spreading cool pictures with your loyal readers. In hindsight I really don’t know what came over me. If only I could take my comments back.
Please give me a second chance in responding to the original post. My comment would be that I fully agree with Fyodor’s comment when he or she said “I want to see this now, please. That is all.†That is so very, very true and indeed all there is to say. It just perfectly sums up my feelings towards this film.
Again, thanks a lot Fyoder. If you have any more helpful tips, I would love to hear them!